Siyakwamukela kuWashington:
Lona umhlahlandlela wokuhamba wendlela yokuvakashela inhloko-dolobha yesizwe ngaphandle kokubhubhisa isabelomali sakho. Njengawo wonke ama-meccas ezokuvakasha, iWashington inikeza izindlela eziningi ezilula zokukhokha i-dollar ephezulu ngezinto ezingeke zithuthukise ngempela isipiliyoni sakho.
Isikhathi Sokuvakashela:
Izinsuku ezikhethiwe zokuvakashelwa: isikhathi se-cherry sokuhluma njalo entwasahlobo. Ama-blooms amnandi. Amazinga okushisa nomswakama awunakakhululekile.
I-autumn ingaba mnandi kakhulu, futhi. Ehlobo yisikhathi lapho izivakashi eziningi zifika edolobheni. Uma lokho kuyisinqumo sakho, ulethe izingubo ezipholile, ezilahlayo nokuningi kwesikrini selanga. Ama-winters amancane uma kuqhathaniswa ne-Interior yaseMelika, kodwa iqhwa nomkhuhlane zifika cishe njalo ngonyaka. Thenga izindiza eWashington.
Ukuphi okuzokudla:
Uma ufuna ukuthola ukudla okunemali eWashington, cabanga njengomfundi wekolishi. Izivakashi eziningi zikhohlwa ukuthi lokhu kungenye yezindunankulu zaseMelika "zamakolishi." Izindawo zokudlela eziseduze nama-campuses kufanele zigcine amanani abo ngaphakathi kwesizathu, futhi abaningi banamathele ukwakheka kwamanye amazwe. Hlola uhlu lokudla okuncishisiwe okungcono kakhulu kweWashington Post ngeminye imibono yokuthi ungathola kuphi ukudla okuhle ngentengo enkulu.
Uzohlalaphi:
Kukhokha ngempela ukuhlola amanani ekamelo lase-Washington ngaphambi kohambo lwakho. I-Priceline ingakubeka ezimweni ezithile ezinhle eduze kweMall noma eduze ne-Reagan National Airport ngenani eliyingcosana lezinga lokulinganisa.
Isiqephu: Qiniseka ukuthi ihhotela lakho lihamba ibanga lokuhamba kweMetro. Lokhu kuzokugcina isikhathi esiningi nemali ekuthuthweni. Ihotela elinezinkanyezi ezine ngaphansi kwe $ 150: iKimpton Mason & Rook Hotel e-Rhode Island Ave. phakathi kwemibuthano ye-Logan no-Scott.
Ukuzungezela:
Izitimela zezikhumulo sezindiza zenza ezokuthutha ezihamba phansi lapha.
Kungenzeka ukuba uye eWashington ubone konke okuhambayo ngaphandle kokuqasha imoto noma ukungena etekisi. Uhlelo oluhle kakhulu lweMetro luyakunikeza e-Washington zezindiza ukuya endaweni ehamba ngemali encane nokusebenza kahle. Ithikithi elilodwa lendlela liyi-$ 2.15, futhi ungathenga isigqebhezana sosuku olulodwa lwe-SmarTrip, ngaphandle kwemingcele yesikhathi, e-Reagan National Airport nge $ 14.50 USD. Kuhle kumahlahlandlela wokuhamba kakhudlwana. Uma uhambo lwakho luyinkimbinkimbi noma lufakwe izidingo zebhizinisi, thola ngokuqashisa imoto ngokucophelela.
I-Washington esemthethweni:
Enye yezinto ezinkulu kakhulu ngokuvakashelwa eWashington yizo zonke izakhiwo zikahulumeni, amaSmith Museums, izikhumbuzo kanye nezikhumbuzo azikhokhisi ukungena! Uzochitha isikhathi esibalulekile emigqeni, ngakhoke ubeke phambili ngokucophelela. Ukuze uthole uhlu oluhle lwezixhumanisi zokuhlela i-Capitol Hill, vakashela i-House.gov. Izicelo zokuvakasha zomphakathi zeNdlu eNgcwele kufanele zithunyelwe ngelungu leCongress futhi zivunywa cishe inyanga ngaphambi kokuhambela okuhleliwe. Ifomu lokuvakasha ngamaqembu angu-10.
Cultural Washington:
I-Cultural Alliance inikeza amanani amathikithi, ama-day-of-show emphakathini. Kunemicimbi eminingi emihle ekhalendeni lamasiko eWashington. Amasiko amaningi amele lapha, futhi abameleli bawo abahle kakhulu bavame ukubhekelela iWashington ukuthi kumele-bayeke kunoma yikuphi ukuvakasha kwe-US.
Kubalulekile ukuhlola ne-Smithsonian Institution ngesimiso seminikelo yabo yamasiko ngenkathi uhlala.
Amacebiso amaningi e-Washington:
Vumela isikhathi sokuphepha okungeziwe
Ngenxa yokuhlaselwa kwamaphekula asekhaya, izikhali nezindawo zokuvikela zizungeze izakhiwo zikahulumeni lapho kungekho khona ngaphambili. Ezinye zezinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuqapha zingahle zifinyelele esikhathini sakho sokuvakasha. Yazi lapho ukuphepha kungase kube khona okukhulu futhi uthathe isilinganiso sokubekezela.
Balekela enye inhloko-dolobha enye
Uma ithrafikhi esindayo nomsindo omkhulu wedolobheni wehlisa phansi, ungase ufune ukudayisa usuku oluyinhloko-dolobha yesizwe usuku oluyinhloko e-compact e-Maryland yase-Annapolis. Kuyindlela engamakhilomitha angu-35 ukusuka eWashington. I-Annapolis iyidolobha elincane elincane elisekhaya le-US Naval Academy. Ukuvakasha okuthakazelisayo kulesi sikhungo kuyatholakala ngo-$ 11 USD (izaphulelo zezingane nabadala), futhi uhamba ngesifunda somlando womuzi kuyiphilisi.
Ungalokothi ubheke izinto ngaphandle kwe-"official" Washington
I-National Zoo iyingxenye yeSmithsonian Institution, kodwa ngokuvamile iyalishiywa njengoba izivakashi zihlela uhambo lwabo. Ehlangothini laseVirginia ePotomac, e-Aleksandriya nase-Arlington inikeza izindawo ezithile zokuthenga ezitolo ezimnandi kanye nezifunda zomlando. Ebangamamitha angu-40 ukuya enyakatho, iBaltimore inikeza i-Inner Harbour, iFells Point ne-Fort McHenry.
Izinkampani zamatekisi zidideka, ngisho nabashayeli.
Izinkokhelo zisekelwe ohlelweni oluyinkimbinkimbi lwe "zone" lapho abashayeli abambalwa abazokwazi ukuchaza khona ukwaneliseka kwakho. Bacele ukuthi benze umzamo, ngoba ungakwazi ukukhokhela ukukhokha kakhulu uma ubonakala njengempawu elula. Amamephu amamephu athunyelwe ku-taxi ngayinye.
Cabanga ngeviki
Ababhikishi babalekela edolobheni ngoLwesihlanu ngalunye, futhi abantu bebhizinisi basendleleni eya ekhaya. Njengoba behamba, amathuba akho okuthola ithrafikhi ephathekayo namakamelo amahhotela aphansi azonyuka. Qinisekisa ukuthi uhlola izikhathi zokuvala kanye namathayimthebula kaMetro wezinguquko.