Especially if it is not one of the first-time destinations in America’s minds, even the capital city is boring. ‘, Washington D.C. actually has a lot of places you can visit.. Don’t worry, it’s not just government buildings and the White House.. I HAVE Spent 8 YEARS HERE, MOST YOU WILL ASK ME, I’M NOT A BOTTOM! city. Usually D.C.. flight is cheaper than THY’s direct flights to Chicago and New York. As you can see, we “know well” about airfare to America.
For some general tips on D.C vacation planning: America Vacation Plan 101
When to go?
DC is a city with 4 seasons. Don’t worry if the increasing floods, hurricanes and snowstorms in America lately are frightening you, this place always experiences milder climatic disasters, and often even skips them.. Northern provinces close to Canada on the East Coast experience such disasters more severely.. It is best to go in May-June or September, as it can be exposed to periodic rains in Spring and Autumn, and incredible heat and humidity in summer.. In addition to the excessive slant population in July and August, there is an influx of tourists from Asia and many countries of the world (We are against racism). It’s a small city, there’s no need to get into so much congestion.
If you’re in DC at the end of March or early April, you may come across the cherry blossoms that cover the whole place and the ‘Cherry Blossom’ Festival held for this period.. I cannot say that there are very interesting activities and events in the festival, but it creates a very pleasant image.. (#instacherryblossom)
What to wear?
Whatever you want across America you can wear. You can even wear a bikini if you want, no one will look back.. The less clothes you can take with you, the better, considering your shopping there.. Stuck your most comfortable clothes and shoes in the suitcase, it’s done. If you don’t care about how you look in your photos, you can even walk around in your pajamas.. In this country, locals do not attach much importance to clothing, but almost no importance.
If you are going in the summer, do not forget to take a sweatshirt and cardigan with you.. When you look at the weather forecast and see that the temperature is 35 degrees before you go, you will think that I am ridiculous.. But you can thank me later.. Regardless of the temperature outside (shopping malls, shops, restaurants) the air inside (shopping malls, stores, restaurants) drops to minus degrees (exaggerating) due to excessive use of air conditioners. I still can’t understand how a country that cares too much and is obsessed with global warming and the end of the world, is spending so much energy.
Transportation and Budget
DC is very broad It has a metro network, so I recommend you to buy a daily or weekly metro pass as you will want to use it many times.. Single-use tickets vary between $2.50 and $4.50 depending on the distance between the stop you will get on and the stop you will go to.. There is also a trick in this subway system that will make you say the last point in capitalism: tickets divided into “peak hours” and “off peak hours” (off-peak hours) are more expensive during the busiest hours.. For example, 15:00-19:00 hours are considered peak hours because they are the rush hour and the busiest hours.. Pass prices are as follows:
1 day- $14
7 days- $57.50
7 days off peak- $35 (This is an unlimited pass that you can use only during off peak hours. )
For more detailed information, here is http://www.wmata.com/fares/purchase/passes.cfm
Because of transportation prices, especially If you started making X2 in your head, you might have had the thought that “this city is going to rob us”.. Don’t panic! 90% of the sightseeing places are free.
You can read some details about the car rental option in the USA vacation planning guide.. But parking a car in DC is a separate problem, and it is not affordable at all.
Finally, a very unnecessary but interesting detail for you: The floors in DC subways are carpeted.. I don’t know which ‘genius’ decided to carpet the floors of a vehicle used by hundreds of thousands of people in the 1970s, but for this reason, they are extremely serious about consuming food and drink in the subway, if you are caught, you can be lynched by the security guards.
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Accommodation
Especially on the East side, there is an excessive Turkish population of unknown cause.. There is a high probability of finding a familiar relative, friend, acquaintance that you can stay with. Joking aside, there are many hotels and hostels you can stay at in DC.
Before choosing to stay, it is useful to consider a few information about the structure of the city.. DC is divided into zones according to NE (northeast), SE (southeast), NW (northwest), SW (southwest) directions. In these regions, streets are separated by name (usually the names of states, for example Massachusetts Avenue) and numbers.. I can’t help but give you the following information, DC has long been known as one of the most dangerous cities in America.. Chosen the city with the most murders in 2008 (I’m doing my best not to go). SE and NE regions are developing recently, but are considered more secluded and dangerous. Even if you say ‘I will see the ghetto’, you better not reveal that you are a tourist.
Obama and our close friend Javier Bardem, whom we met in Spain. We don’t know the woman in the back either.
In the link below, you can get information about where and how murders were committed in D.C. between 2010-2011.. (I don’t know why I thought you’d want to know about this, but it seemed strange to me that such a thing exists)
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/investigative/homicides/
DC’ borders the counties of Arlington and Alexandria in Montgomery County, Maryland, Virginia. It’s so borderline, don’t panic if you suddenly find yourself in another state even by walking.. Since the metro network extends to these areas and therefore transportation is easy, you can also consider staying in these areas.. One of the most important details to consider when choosing a hotel in or out of DC is its proximity to the subway.. Of course, you are reading this article sitting comfortably on your sofa (or you spend time in the office), but remember that you have come to the point where you cannot feel your legs at the end of the day while traveling abroad, remember the pain you went through while walking from the subway to the hotel with your last energy and re-evaluate your hotel choice.
As you can see, I only have one foot left..
Places to visit in DC for: Washington DC: Places To Visit