BROOKLYN COLLEGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY--SPRING TRIP TO WASHINGTON, DC
Photos (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) are now available--my thanks to Christine, Sam, and Thomas; if anyone else has photos they'd like me to post, please bring them in and I'll scan them.
We'll be spending three days and three nights in the nation's Capitol, leaving NYC on Sunday, March 24 via Amtrak and returning late on Wednesday, March 27. Rail cost is $140; please have the money for me when we arrive. Please meet by 9.15 at the Amtrak waiting area in Penn Station (right across from the ticket windows).
We'll be staying in the Hotel Harrington, at 11th and E Streets, NW. (202-628-8140). It's located right off Pennsylvania Ave, between the White House and Capitol Hill (near Metro Center), within walking distance of nearly everything in the city.
We'll arrive by 3pm Sunday; it's a free day.
Monday, March 25
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9.00-11.00: CIA. Please bring PHOTO ID issued by a government agency. (thanks to Sam) |
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12:30-1:30: Public Citizen (thanks to Volney) |
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2:00-3:00: Congressional Budget Office (thanks to Christine) |
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3:15-on: sites, museums |
Tuesday, March 26
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9:00-12:00: Supreme Court oral arguments; or Arlington National Cemetery |
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12:30-1:00: Supreme Court Historical Society |
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2:00-2:30: Rothenberg Political Report |
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3:15-4:00: CSPAN. Please bring PHOTO ID issued by a government agency. |
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4:00-on: sites |
Wednesday, March 27
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9:00-10:00: U.S. Senate Historical Office |
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10:30-1:00: sites; walking tour Embassy Row |
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4:00: head back to NYC via Amtrak |
Nights and Late Afternoons:
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These will be free. Washington is a great city to explore by foot; the Georgetown and Adams-Morgan sections also have a vibrant nightlife. Here are some visitors' guides: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. |