Smithsonian museum at Dulles

On Mon, 30 May 2005 00:53:46 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

We loved the Metro!

When we visited D.C. in 2000, we didn't rent a car,

Everyone in DC rides the Metro. It is brilliantly designed, fast,
reasonably priced, and safe. I have ridden it from Greenbelt in the
north to Vienna in the southwest, from 7 a.m. to midnight, and I've
never felt a qualm.

There are no cops on the Metro, and no muggers either, and almost no
vagrants. It is rarely crowded. It may well be the best public
transport system in the world.


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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There are no cops on the Metro, and no muggers either, and almost no
vagrants. It is rarely crowded. It may well be the best public
transport system in the world.

Really? No cops -- in one of the highest-crime cities in America? I seem
to remember seeing quite a bunch of police officers in the station, but none
on the trains themselves...

And you're right -- I don't remember seeing any pan-handlers.

How has D.C. managed to create such a great system? What's the secret?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
And you're right -- I don't remember seeing any pan-handlers.

How has D.C. managed to create such a great system? What's the secret?

All the pan-handlers have offices on the Hill.

Blanche wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

And you're right -- I don't remember seeing any pan-handlers.

How has D.C. managed to create such a great system? What's the secret?


All the pan-handlers have offices on the Hill.


Did I just hear a rim shot?

Jay,

What is your ETA? Anything you need from my end? The condo in
Manassas has been rented out. But, if you don't mind our little house,
you and your family are welcome to stay with us and the offer to drive
you around is still good. I am free to show you around, I don't have
any projects going on right now.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

What is your ETA? Anything you need from my end?

Thanks, Bryan. We're still awaiting "The Final Word" from Margy about
hotels, discounts, landing fees, etc., but we're planning to arrive in D.C.
on Friday, June 10th.

Once I've got a handle on those other arrangements, I'll be able to let you
know what's up.

I really appreciate the lodging offer, but I suspect we'll probably find a
hotel near Dulles, just for convenience sake. Got any suggestions? All I
ask is that it have a suite, with two separate sleeping areas for the kids
and us.

Blue skies!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Tue, 31 May 2005 12:02:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I really appreciate the lodging offer, but I suspect we'll probably find a
hotel near Dulles, just for convenience sake

There are a bunch (I don't know about suites), and when I looked into
the situation, they were a whole lot cheaper than downtown. But the
airfare savings by flying Southwest into Baltimore, plus not having to
rent a car, more than made up for it, and I *like* downtown DC.


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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Cub Driver writes:

On Tue, 31 May 2005 12:02:43 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I really appreciate the lodging offer, but I suspect we'll probably find a
hotel near Dulles, just for convenience sake

There are a bunch (I don't know about suites), and when I looked into
the situation, they were a whole lot cheaper than downtown. But the
airfare savings by flying Southwest into Baltimore, plus not having to
rent a car, more than made up for it, and I *like* downtown DC.

There's a hotel at Dulles (Sheraton, IIRC); south of the terminal on
Route 28 there's a Hilton that's just north of the entrance ramp to
the museum. There are some hotels north of the Dulles Access Road
around Herndon and Reston, and at most of the interchanges on
the Dulles Access Road.

No, I don't know what the room rates might be except that they are
probably far cheaper than anything in DC.

Joe Morris

"Joe Morris" wrote

There's a hotel at Dulles (Sheraton, IIRC); south of the terminal on
Route 28 there's a Hilton that's just north of the entrance ramp to
the museum. There are some hotels north of the Dulles Access Road
around Herndon and Reston, and at most of the interchanges on
the Dulles Access Road.

In about 1973, I went to DC with a high school group, and our hotel was
right off the end of one of the runways. Don't know which, but I do
remember it was right at the end, on the centerline. How do I know this?
One of the approach light stands was in the parking lot, or right at the
edge of it. g

If you were outside when a heavy went over, you had to stop talking for a
minute, because it was so loud. Surprisingly, it was almost completely
quite inside. I seem to remember concrete, or block walls about 3 feet
thick, and 3 sets of windows.

I would bet that hotel is one of the cheapest around! g Anyone know if it
is still there, and if so, what was the name of it?
--
Jim in NC

Jay wrote:
I really appreciate the lodging offer, but I suspect we'll probably find a
hotel near Dulles, just for convenience sake. Got any suggestions?
All I
ask is that it have a suite, with two separate sleeping areas for the
kids
and us.

I'll see what I can find out. There are a few that have popped up
overnight, it seams almost. How many days are you staying?

Bryan