Washington DC was never really on our list of places we had interest in visiting but I’m SO glad we did.
The day after our wedding, we had planned on a little mini-honeymoon to Washington DC. Jay’s best friend lives down there and since he’d flown up for the wedding, he drove with us back down.
Now – I won’t even go into what kind of anomaly happened on the drive because I legitimately have NO idea how what should’ve been a 8 hour drive turned into a 13 hour one but we finally made it.
And our Airbnb in Georgetown was awesome. For $150 a night, we got a one bedroom suite. I didn’t know hotels sold rooms on Airbnb but I’m glad I came across it. The suite had a king sized bedroom, a full living room, a kitchen, a bathroom with an amazing bathtub, two tv’s, and two super comfy robes. Also, to top it off, it was literally a 2 minute walk from everything.
If I could compare Georgetown to anything, it would be like staying on Boylston or Newbury St. in Boston. Everything was brand new but felt super familiar. The main street that we were off of was full of restaurants and shops and after visiting the main sites that’s where we spent the majority of our time.
In my opinion, doing the touristy things first is a must, because then you get the rest of the trip to do whatever you want. We visited the Washington Monument. There were lines everywhere but we didn’t really stick around to check it out. We walked through the National Mall to check out the World War ll Memorial. The design of it was something else entirely.
We moved past that to walk along the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. Again, sneakers for this are probably a must but I stuck with flats because beauty is pain and I have a husband who can carry my shoes in his backpack should an emergency arise. 🙂
Unfortunately, something we completely missed was the White House. But I confused it with the Capital Building which we saw a million times. So I was living in ignorant bliss until someone corrected me.
OH and also, everyone kept saying National Mall and I legitimately think it was a mall… so there’s the extent of my geographical knowledge.
In that same area we also ran into the Museum of Air & Space which is exactly what it sounds like. You got to see how they progressed from the first flight to developing space shuttles and all that good stuff. We were able to see the Smithsonian. And we were able to see the Holocaust museum. That was was a lot different than the rest. There’s a feeling that washes over you when you see the names. It’s just inexplicable. If you ever get a chance to head down there, that’s the one I’d recommend the most.
The best part is that all of these were free so we just got to roam around and do our own thing while taking it all in.
During the season we were down there the weather was perfect. It would be chilly enough for a light jacket in the morning then it got warmer in the afternoon. I’ve always said that the fall is my favorite time to travel because the weather is crisp and you can layer to always adapt.
Georgetown was our main stay after we checked out Washington DC. It was literally like taking a stay-cation in Boston but we were in DC instead. We had some retail therapy. We had an amazing brunch, drinks, dinner, everything.
I didn’t take note of any of the places we ate because we were on the go the whole time but there wasn’t one place we went to that I thought the food was bad.
So to recap. If you go to DC – check out the museums. They have tons of them and they’re all free. Stay in Georgetown because it was clean, safe, and a generally busy and upbeat area to hang out in. Bring sneakers! (or a husband who can carry them for you should you need to change out of your flats). See as many of the sites you want. And don’t forget to just take it all in. 🙂
Let me know if you’ve ever been – what you liked, what you didn’t. 🙂
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