Washington DC in under 36 hours

CPVLIVE · #1 Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 11:40 PM**

I recently was in DC very briefly - less than 36 hours total - however I did get around some. Stayed by GW University and loved it. DC is a top five US city- urban, transit/ped friendly, and vibrant. This was my second time in town and I'll need to return when I have more time. I spent alot of my time in the various museums so I didn't get as many photos of the city as I had hoped.

Natural History Museum

Available - January 20, 2009. Check that - latest news is it's already been leased. Check back in 2013.

Eisenhower Building?

National Archives

The National Gallery of Art - West Building

Van Gogh - Self Portrait - Still can't believe they let you photograph these.

NGA Sculpture Garden

National Gallery of Art - East Building

Back on the Mall

This shot looks like a watercolor painting

Right outside the Foggy Bottom Metro stop

My limo for the duration of my stay

Smithsonian

More Mall - Cant...Seem...To...Escape....

Now we're talking

And now we're eating

And that's all. Fantastic city - I'll be back. Thanks for viewing.

Kingofthehill · #2 Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 11:45 PM**

Nice.

OhioGuy · #3 Posted **Nov 15, 2008, 11:46 PM**

These were very enjoyable photos to see. You have some really great shots in there. Nice job!

Ex-Ithacan · #4 Posted **Nov 16, 2008, 12:26 AM**

Nice tour. Glad you enjoyed the city. I'm one of those idiots who takes it for granted, guess I should start appreciating the place more.

I had to give a deposition in a lawsuit in the skinny glass building once.

Hope you can make it out of the Mall area for a bit next time. Thanks for sharing your pics.

Wheelingman04 · #5 Posted **Nov 16, 2008, 1:15 AM**

What a great city.

CPVLIVE · #6 Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 1:14 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by OhioGuy

These were very enjoyable photos to see.

Thanks - I really enjoyed taking them! DC is easy on the eyes.

10101000 · #7 Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 6:02 PM**

Good job

Jibba · #8 Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 7:05 PM**

Nice to see more DC on here. Thanks.

Atlantan26 · #9 Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 8:23 PM**

DC has such a great urban feel.

Texas Tuff · #10 Posted **Nov 17, 2008, 8:42 PM**

Fantastic pics! I really enjoyed your photo tour. If everything goes as planned, I am going to go visit a good friend of mine in the Virginia burbs in the next couple of years or so and I definitely look forward to touring this great city in person for the first time!

Cirrus · #11 Posted **Nov 18, 2008, 8:06 PM**

>Eisenhower Building?

Old Executive Office Building.

CPVLIVE · #12 Posted **Nov 20, 2008, 6:37 PM**

^^^^^

Thanks Cirrus - Got a little turned around and wasn't really sure. So does the Old Executive Office Building front Pennsylvania on the opposite side of this photo?

Cirrus · #13 Posted **Nov 20, 2008, 7:44 PM**

Well, you're not wrong. Technically the building is named the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (even though it was built long before Eisenhower was Prez)... but nobody ever calls it that. If you walked up to someone on the street in DC asked where the "Eisenhower Building" is located, you'd get a blank stare. Ask about the Old Exec Office Building, though, and anyone could tell you where it was.

And yes. The other side is Pennsylvania Avenue.

the Misanthropist · #14 Posted **Nov 20, 2008, 9:32 PM**

This may sound stupid since we're talking about the capital of the nation, but I think Washington DC is one of the most underrated cities in the country.