Visiting USA

[Jaguar]

Winston, Northwest is the only safe quarter of DC. The other three are generally poor and high in crime, although there are a few exceptions.

[Dinner]

I'd recommend Colonial Williamsburg if you want to see what an early American colonial town looked like and see how people lived.

[Odin]

If your planing to go farther inland, try Mineapolis/St. Paul. It has our country's largest shopping mall, many well know art places, one of the world's greatest orchestras, a nice downtown, and It has nice parks (it is not called the City of Lakes for nothing). Also, it doesn't get too hot and muggy in the summer. In the winter they make a massive "ice palace".

[Jon Miller]

as far as climate goes, the west coast wins hands down

but I live sort of north, north-east and it is fine....

northwest is where all the filthy rich live.. (both Virginia and Maryland)

Jon Miller

[Winston]

Ok, the President Inn on New York Ave, which is the one I had in mind is definitely out. Their quoted prices were roughly half of those of most other hotels I skimmed, and it seems there's an obvious reason for that.

St. Paul and surrounding area will have to wait for another time because of the distance, but I agree that the region is worth seeing, definitely. My initial plan 5 years ago was to take a Northern route to the West coast, which would have brought me to Minnesota. But I decided on going for the Southwest.

[pchang]

http://www.jurys-washingtondc-hotels.com/normandyinn_washingtondc

Try that one - I believe they had rooms starting at $99.

[pchang]

Oh, and do not get a car in Washington DC or NYC. It costs more than it is worth.

[KrazyHorse]

Originally posted by Winston
Ok, the President Inn on New York Ave

I've driven by there.

If you stayed there I would laugh my ass off.

[pchang]

I believe they have a special "by the hour" rate.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by lord of the mark


in response to Oxford, MS. Think, Japher, think.

In all my years here, I don't think I ever saw the word "Faulkner" written a single time.

You're playing to the wrong crowd, LOTM.

[pchang]

Faux Hemingway would be another matter though

[Winston]

Re: The "hotel",

Laugh it up, fuzz-balls.

As far as I'm concerned, there is no shame in mistaking hotels in faraway countries for actually being honest in their advertising.

As long as you have people to point it out to you before anything too serious happens.

[Japher]

I've been to Philly, and a day sounds about right... Yingling is a great beer though

What's that Deli in NY that everyone raves about? Scholtzky? Carnegy?

If I went to NY I would try and take an airing of Emeril live or whatever show he is doing now

Also, go to Trump Towers, see Strawberry Fields, grab lunch at Zabars, picnic at Columbia University, play at FAO Schwarts, ride nekkid on the subway out to Coney Island, try and issue your own stock on Wall Street, visit the Twin Towers Memorial, linger in Tribeca, go up the statue of liberty, smoke dope in and listen to jazz in Grenwhich, and take in the views on the Empire State Building.

[Timexwatch]

If you need advice, etc. I'm now a permenant resident of D.C. now, so send me an e-mail if you need advice.

For a good time at night, skip Georgetown and head to Adams Morgan/Dupont or some parts of Capital Hill if you want to see government types.

[pchang]

The hotel I linked above is just north of Dupont Circle and just west of Adams/Morgan....