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That the marshy swamp where
WASHINGTON DC
now stands was chosen as the site of the
capital
of the newly independent United States of America says a lot about then-prevalent attitudes toward government. Washington, District of Columbia (the boundaries of the two are identical) - also known as "
DC
" and "
The District
" - can be unbearably hot and humid in summer, and bitterly cold in winter. Such an unpleasant climate, it was hoped, would discourage elected leaders from making government a full-time job. This disdain for politics is still apparent: DC is run as a virtual colony of Congress, where residents have just one, nonvoting representative and couldn't vote in presidential elections until the 23rd Amendment was passed in 1961.
Arrival And Information :
Washington DC is served by three major
airports
, two on the outskirts and one right in the city center.
Dulles International Airport
, 26 miles west in northern Virginia, and
Baltimore-Washington International Airport
(BWI), halfway between DC and Baltimore, get the majority of the international traffic.
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
and its major state-of-the-art terminal, along the Potomac River just west of the Mall, is mostly used by domestic flights. Taking a
taxi
downtown from BWI or Dulles costs around $50, but
express buses
run from both airports to a downtown terminal at 1517 K St NW, just three blocks north of the White House. Washington Flyer Express (tel 1-800/927-4359) serves Dulles (every 30min; 40min journey; $16 one-way, $26 round-trip) and the SuperShuttle (tel 1-800/BLUE-VAN) runs from BWI (every 30min; 1hr journey; $30 one-way). From Dulles, the cheapest method, though more time-consuming, is to take the Washington Flyer Express as far as West Falls Church Metro station ($8) and the Metro subway system from there. A SuperShuttle runs from National (every 30-60min; $13 one-way), though this airport is on the Metro system, just a short ride from downtown. Taxis downtown from National cost around $15. More Washington DC information...
KENNEDY CENTER 2 MILES / WASHINGTON
The Renaissance Mayflower is undergoing an exciting $10 million guest room renovation and addition of Club Floor/Lounge scheduled to be completed in July 2004.
NATIONAL ZOO 5 BLOCKS / WASHINGTON
Perched above the 1,800-acre woods of Rock Creek Park with the flair of a 1920s country resort, the Omni Shoreham Hotel sits on 11 landscaped acres, two blocks from the National Zoo-home to 435 differ
DUPONT CIRCLE / WASHINGTON
Families, couples with romance on their minds, and other travelers at the Hotel Madera, a downtown hideaway in the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood, are two blocks to three miles from nearly all mus
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