2 Days in Washington DC

Another quick trip this week for the SAS user conference. I’ve been through Dulles airport 6 times this year and this is the first time that I’m actually staying in DC. We arrived on Sunday afternoon and made our way to National Harbor in Maryland – a new development along the Potomac with several hotels and a convention center.

We checked in for our sessions and then went into Georgetown for dinner at a Tapas restaurant. It’s a good place to hang out – a great place on a Sunday evening. We then took a drive down to Pennsylvania Ave to see the White House. There is certainly a considerable amount of security. We were not allowed to get very close due to the impending arrival of the Obama’s in Marine 1 in their return from Camp David. It was a bit dark for too many photo’s and getting late.

The guards weren't very appreciative of the creative photo's I wanted to take.....

Monday I managed to get a couple of free hours so I went back down too White House, the Washington Memorial, the WW II Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, and the Capitol. It’s a great place to go for a walk – even on a Monday afternoon there are many people in the area doing the tourist thing.

Check out the photo’s if you have a minute – it’s been many years since I’ve been to the area.