QUARTIERI
CAPITOL HILL E EASTERN MARKET (DI GIORNO Must
dei turisti, palamento)
Eastern Market:
mercato di frutta e verdura, molto carino, ma da tralasciare se non avete molto
tempo.
DOWNTOWN (DI GIORNO must dei turisti, Casa Bianca)
-Casa
Bianca (Non si può entrare, bella la piazza davanti),
- Giro per Pennsylvania Avenue, World Bank e Fondo monetario
- Metro
center e F street (zona business e negozi molto belli, MACY’S tipica
catena chic americana (cinque piani di moda e arredamento casa)
- Chinatown:
quartiere cinese. Tra la 7 e G street c’e’ la porta cinese
NATIONAL MALL (DI GIORNO, di NOTTE x una PASSEGGIATA parchi
e musei (tanti, tipo 20, tutti gratuiti))
- MUSEI:
Sono tutti gestiti da una fondazione, gli Smithsonian (dal nome della facoltosa
famiglia) tutti qui: http://www.si.edu/Visit
- MEMORIALI
dedicati a vari personaggi/guerre della storia americana (da vedere a qualsiasi
ora)
. del Vietnam, della guerra di Corea,
della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, Washington Monument (enorme obelisco)
DUPONT CIRCLE (QUALSIASI ORA zona artistica, bar, quartiere
cool, zona gay;)
Bar, locali, librerie (Kramer book è un
istituzione ),
Fatevi tutta Massachutts avenue, dalla L fino a Florida avenue.
GEORGETOWN ( DI GIORNO,Quartiere super chic, carinissimo (casette basse e
colorate)
Zona molto costosa per vivere, vecchio
insediamento di Washington (per questo c’è ancora il vecchio porto e i canali),
dove si dice che la gente è talmente “posh”, che non vuole la metropolitana,
che infatti non c’e’..
Negozi Tutta M st
e Wisconsyn avenue, continuando per Wisconsyn Ave
ADAMS MORGAN, U STREET, 14 TH STREET (SERA, locali, bar, ristoranti,
ballare)Dalla M in poi, verso Nord della città)
- Adams
Morgan è un quartiere alternativo, basicamente è una strada con locali di
ogni tipo, e murales , diventata “cool” recentemente (tipo il Pigneto a Roma)
-La 14
Th è una strada strapiena di locali carinissimi, riorganizzata negli ultimi
2 anni
- U
street è la strada delle discoteche, locali…
ALTRE COSE DA VEDERE ( Se c’è tempo…)
Arlington
Cementery (dove e’ sepolto Kennedy. Potete fare il giro in bus perchè il
cimitero è enorme).
Alexandria: cittadina carinissima, old
fashioned, attaccata a Washigton (ci si arriva con la metro)
MUSEI (National Mall e zona Dupont)
Sono quasi tutti gratuiti (tutti quelli
sovvenzionati dagli Smithsonian): orario dalle 830 alle 17, Occhio che chiudono
presto: andate al NGA (National
Gallery of Arts) e consigliere pure l’Air
and Space Museum (navicelle luna). http://www.si.edu/Visit
-National
Geographic: bello, ma il biglietto è piuttosto costoso. Però ci sono sempre
mostre fotografiche gratuite in un’ala dell’edificio.
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dC DISTRICTS
CAPITOL HILL AND EASTERN MARKET ( DAYTIME Must for tourists , Parliament )
Visit the Capitol Hill , which is the U.S. Congress . You can book the tour for free online
Eastern Market : Market of fruits and vegetables , very cute
DOWNTOWN ( DAY must of tourists, the White House)
- White House ( You can not enter , the beautiful square in front ) ,
- Tour around Pennsylvania Avenue , World Bank and IMF
- Metro center and F street ( business area and very nice shops, chain chic MACY 'S typical American ( five floors of fashion and home decor )
- Chinatown: Chinatown . Between 7 and G street there 'the Chinese gate"
NATIONAL MALL ( DAY , NIGHT WALK xa parks and museums (more than 15 museums all free of charge ) )
- MUSEUMS : They are all managed by a foundation, the Smithsonian (named after the wealthy family ) all here:
http://www.si.edu/Visit
- MEMORIALS dedicated to various characters from American history (to be seen at any time )
. Vietnam, the Korean War, the Second World War , Washington Monument ( huge obelisk )
- Kennedy Center ( x arts center , free shows (usually concerts) at 18 every day ... " Millenium stage")
http://www.kennedy-center.org/index.cfm Awesome to see from a distance (such as the promenade of Georgetown at night)
DUPONT CIRCLE ( ANY TIME artistic area , bar, cool neighborhood , the gay area ;)
Bars, clubs, libraries ( Kramer book is an institution) , nice shops
Go all Massachutts avenue , from L to Florida avenue .
GEORGETOWN ( DAY , District chic and fashionable, very cute)
Very expensive area to live, old settlement of Washington (which is why there is still the old harbor and canals ) , where it says that people are so " posh " , who does not want the subway, that in fact there is no ' . .
All shops and Wisconsyn M st avenue , continuing Wisconsyn Ave
ADAMS MORGAN , U STREET, 14 TH STREET (SERA , clubs, bars, restaurants, dance ) From M on, to the north of the city)
- Adams Morgan is an "alternative", cool neighborhood: is basically a street with bars of every kind ,
- The 14 th is a street packed with local cute , reorganized the past 2 years
- U Street is the street of clubs, pubs ...
OTHER SIGHTS ( If there is time ... )
Arlington Cementery ( where ' buried Kennedy. Can you do the bus tour because the cemetery is huge)
Alexandria : cute town , old fashioned , attached to Washigton ( you can get there by metro )
MUSEUMS (National Mall area and Dupont )
They are almost all free (all those supported by the Smithsonian ) : time from 830 to 5 PM,
go to the NGA (National Gallery of Arts) and adviser well as the Air and Space Museum ( spacecraft moon) . http://www.si.edu/Visit
- If you have time and you like the Impressionists , go to the Philips Collection ,( costs $ 9) for Impressionist paintings . http://www.phillipscollection.org/index.aspx
-National Geographic: nice, but the ticket is quite expensive. But there are always free exhibitions in a wing of the building.