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National Mall - East & US Capitol

Apr 18
Sat 10:30 AM
Location
National Mall - East & US Capitol

National Mall - East & US Capitol
Washington , DC 20004
513-834-2154

Estimated attendance
 23  people attended.
4.50 4.508

Who organized?
albert

Hey Everyone!!!

We all know about the attractions to in the western part of our National Mall - the Lincoln Memorial, the war memorials, the Washington Monument, etc. This walk will take us in opposite direction (and way from the tourists) towards the US Capitol and sites nearby.

We'll meetup, start, and finish at the top of the escalators outside the Smithsonian Metro on the Mall. First, we'll head towards the Capitol Reflecting Pool and then run up the steps of the US Capitol (I feel a Rocky Balboa moment coming on, [to Adrian] "I wanna kiss ya. You don't have to kiss me back if ya don't wanna. I wanna kiss you."). Then we'll veer south and visit the U.S. Botanic Garden (admission to all public areas is FREE). Next on our itinerary is The Spirit of Justice Park (hopefully there won't be a protest going on) and then we'll change directions and head north and visit the US Supreme Court on our way to Union Station. We'll collectively decide at the time to have lunch at Union Station or not (umm, btw...they have a pretty nice food court and I'm always hungry). Our return route takes us pass the Taft Memorial and The Sculpture Garden and its adjacent fountain (please don't forget to bring your bathing suit if you plan on swimming).

The whole walk is about 3 miles (I think?) and should take about 2 hours or so. As always, it's a good idea to bring water and comfortable walking shoes. If you are lost, late, confused, have questions, or just want to say hello, please feel free to call me at [masked].

See you there.
Albert

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  • Wynetta
    Posted Mar 31, 2009 8:37 PM
    Wynetta
    Sorry, I will be out of town on that weekend but look forward to other upcoming events.

Who attended?

  • 23 attendees
    • “ Hey, I was running 10 minutes behind from the metro and looked around at the top of the escalators on Smithsonian metro but didn't see a group. I approached a few people but it was the wrong group. Luckily, another lady was running late, Brenda and she and I traced the path but did not catch up with the group. Did you guys leave exactly at 10:30? ”
    • “ I thought it was a well planned event. Plenty of walking with a great route! The Botanical Gardens were beautiful, and I enjoyed having lunch at Union Station. I am very happy I went. ”
    • “ It was a beautiful day to walk around the Mall area. Albert was a great guide. ”
    • “ I met one nice lady and we followed the route listed in the itinerary. We never did find any of the group. We were about 15 minutes late to the meeting point because of metro delays. However, we were still surprised that we never found anyone of the group either at the Metro, the Botanical Gardens, the Capitol, or Union Station. We had hoped that the group would have waited a few minutes after the starting time, but were still surprised to never see a large group at any of the listed locations. ”
    • “ Beautiful day; nice walk. Botanical Gardens were great. Good lunch selection at Union Station. ”
    • “ Wow! We covered alot of ground on this walk, and the weather was perfect for the day. I really enjoied the group and felt welcomed from the start. Thanks ”
    • Stacy Edwards (+1 guest)
    • Paula Offord (+1 guest)