Washington DC Walking Tour
A few years ago, my friend and I went to Washington DC. Rather than taking one of those guided sightseeing tours from a company like Trusted Tours & Attractions, we decided to take on the city ourselves.
We had driven there in her car and we were staying outside of city so we decided we would take a bus into the city and then walk around. Keep in mind that it was July in Washington DC and many of the things need to be seen from the outside. The time we spent in the air-conditioned Smithsonian was nice. (I also liked that there was no admission charge there either.)
We saw plenty of signs and people offering escorted Washington DC Tours, but we were determined to see everything on our own. It worked out pretty well until, in the height of the afternoon heat, we got the bright idea to walk from the Vietnam Memorial Wall to the White House without the aid of a map.
I happen to have a very good sense of direction so I wasn’t worried (too much) about going in the wrong direction or getting lost, but the problem was that we grossly underestimated the distance, especially considering our exhaustion levels from days of sightseeing and the intense summer weather.
We walked for what seemed like an endless amount of time and had not reached our destination when my friend insisted we go back because she thought we must have been going the wrong way. We trudged back to the Vietnam Memorial Wall and finally got a map only to find out that we had been ONE BLOCK away from the White House when we turned around!
A scenario like that can be avoided these days if you use a handheld GPS device. That would have come in awfully handy on our Washington trip. Don’t have a handheld GPS? You can get the chance to win one by signing up for a newsletter at sightseeing tour newsletter at that link.
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