Ins and outs, quirks and curiosities of the city can take years to learn. Ngati izi sizikugwirizana ndi nthawi yanu, muli ndi mwayi. Ndi malangizo awa, mudzayendetsa ulendo wanu wopita ku Washington, D.C., ngati katswiri.
1. Pewani kuyendetsa galimoto. Nthano imanena kuti injiniya wa ku France Pierre Charles L'Enfant anakonza misewu ya Washington kuti asokoneze ndi kukhumudwitsa adani omwe angawononge mzindawo. Aliyense amene ayesa kuyenda mumzindawu amvetsetsa chifukwa chake nthanoyi ikupitilirabe. Mzindawu wagawidwa m'magawo anayi a kampasi - NW, NE, SE, SW. US Capitol imakhala pakatikati pa quadrants, ngakhale kuti siili pakatikati pa mzindawu, kotero kumpoto chakumadzulo ndiye dera lalikulu kwambiri. Malire a quadrant iliyonse ndi North Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, East Capitol ndi National Mall. Ndiko kumene maadiresi amisewu amayambira ndi kukhala manambala ndi zilembo za zilembo. Misewu ya zilembo imayambira kummawa ndi kumadzulo ndipo misewu yowerengeka imadutsa kumpoto ndi kumwera. Kuti muwonjezere kusokonekera komweku, mzindawu ulinso ndi njira zambiri zolumikizirana (zambiri zomwe zimatchedwa maiko) zomwe zimadutsa mumsewu wozungulira womwe umapangitsa kuti anthu azizungulira. Ndipo samalani ndi misewu yamtunda yomwe imawonekera mosadziwika bwino ndipo ikhoza kukuwolotsani mlatho kupita ku Virginia musanadziwe.
2. Samalani makhalidwe anu a Metro. D.C. transit system imanyadira kuti ndi imodzi mwazaukhondo komanso yadongosolo mdziko muno. Zosavuta kuchita ndi zomwe musachite zikuthandizani kuyenda pa Metro mosavuta. Mukakhala pa escalator, imirirani kumanja ndikuyenda kumanzere, ndikusiya omwe ali mwachangu kudutsa. Osadya kapena kumwa pa Metro. Imirirani pambali ndikupeza kamphindi kuti mudziwe komwe mukupita. Komwe sitima ya Metro ikupita imatsimikiziridwa ndi komwe ikupita. Mwachitsanzo, sitima ya Orange yopita kumadzulo idzati, "Orange Line kupita ku Vienna." Pali mamapu akulu, omveka bwino pamalo aliwonse, kotero muyenera kudziwa zonse. Musayime polowera galimoto ya Metro, koma yendani kwathunthu mgalimoto. Ndiponso, dziŵani kuti njanji yathu yapansi panthaka imatchedwa Metro, musaitchule monga njanji yapansi panthaka.
3. Ganizirani za kugwa. Alendo amakhamukira ku Washington pakati pa Epulo ndi Ogasiti. Mzindawu ukhoza kukhala wotentha kwambiri komanso wachinyezi m'chilimwe, zomwe zimapangitsa kuyenda mozungulira ku zipilala zakunja kukhala chinthu chovuta kwambiri. Kumbukirani, DC ndiyokongola chaka chonse - makamaka kugwa.
4. Pitani ku Congress yanu. Itanani patsogolo kuti mudzacheze ndi woyimilira kwanuko. Maofesi a Congressional nthawi zambiri amapereka mautumiki apadera ndi malangizo kwa alendo.
5. Idyani mozungulira dziko lonse lapansi. Washington ndi mphika weniweni wokhala ndi anthu ochokera padziko lonse lapansi, zomwe zikuwonetsedwa pazakudya m'malesitilanti am'deralo. Iwalani malo odyera omwe mwina muli nawo kunyumba. M'malo mwake, pangani ngati Columbus ndikupeza gulu lapadziko lonse lamzindawu. Zokonda zakomweko zikuphatikiza ma tapas aku Mexico ku Oyamel, Indian ku Rasika, Ethiopian ku Etete, Italy ku Dino ndi Belgian ku Brasserie Beck.
6. Konzekeranitu. Mutha kungoyenda muzokopa zambiri za Washington popanda matikiti kapena kusungitsa malo, koma zina zazikuluzikulu zimafunikira kukonzekera pang'ono. Alendo omwe ali ndi chidwi chodzitsogolera okha ku White House ayenera kukhala m'gulu la anthu khumi kapena kuposerapo ndikupempha ulendowu kudzera mwa membala wawo wa Congress. Mutha kutumiza zopempha mpaka miyezi isanu ndi umodzi pasadakhale, koma simudzaphunzira tsiku ndi nthawi yaulendo wanu mpaka pafupifupi mwezi umodzi pasadakhale. Maulendo otsogozedwa a U.S. Capitol amapezeka kuyambira 9 am mpaka 4:30 p.m., Lolemba mpaka Loweruka. Matikiti aulere amapezeka pobwera koyamba, kutumizidwa koyamba ku Capitol Guide Service Kiosk kuyambira 9 koloko m'mawa Muyenera kugwiritsa ntchito matikiti anu mukawatenga. Tsiku lomwelo, matikiti aulere opita ku Monument ya Washington angakhale ovuta kupeza. Kwa $1.50, mutha kusungitsatu malo kudzera pa recreation.gov.
7. Nyamulani nsapato zanu zothamanga kapena njinga. Ndi misewu yopitilira 200 ku Washington, kuthamanga ndi kupalasa njinga ndizochitika zodziwika. Othamanga omwe ali ndi chidwi chotenga zipilala ndikuyenda mozungulira Mall ayenera kuyesetsa kuthamanga m'mawa kwambiri, chifukwa derali limakhala lodzaza masana. Kapena pitani ku Rock Creek Park, malo okwana maekala 1,800 a misewu yokongola, yodziwika bwino, yotambasula makilomita 11 kuchokera ku Lincoln Memorial kupita kupyola malire a Maryland. Njira yokhazikika imachokera ku Kennedy Center kudutsa paki. Muthanso kutenga njira pafupi ndi Dupont Circle ndi National Zoo.
8. Pitani kukaona otchuka. LA ndi New York ali ndi akatswiri akanema ndi zitsanzo. Ku D.C. osewera mphamvu ndi politicos. Yang'anani maso anu ndipo mutha kuwona ochepa otchuka ku Washington. Malo opangira mphamvu akale akuphatikiza The Palm ndi Off the Record, bala mu The Hay-Adams Hotel. Kuti mupeze chakudya cham'mawa champhamvu, pitani ku Bistro Bis pa Phiri kapena Four Seasons ku Georgetown. Mneneri wa Nyumbayo Nancy Pelosi amakonda pafupipafupi The Source. Senator Harry Reid ndiwokhazikika ku Westend Bistro wolemba Eric Ripert. Ndipo Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ndi wokokera ku Bombay Club, pafupi ndi White House.
9. Imbani nyimbo. Nthano ya Jazz Duke Ellington adabadwira ndikukulira ku Washington ndipo chikhalidwe chopambana cha nyimbo chikupitilirabe ndi malo ambiri otentha kuti mumve nyimbo zamoyo, makamaka m'mphepete mwa msewu wa U Street komwe Ellington ankakonda kusewera. Mabomba a Bohemian adalandira aliyense kuchokera ku Coltrane kupita ku Calloway ndipo kalabu ya subterranean supper ikadali ndi magulu a jazi. Pansi pa msewu ndi The Black Cat, omwe oyambitsa ake akuphatikizapo Foo Fighter Dave Grohl. Modest Mouse, White Stripes ndi Jeff Buckley ndi ochepa chabe mwa mayina omwe adasewera ku kalabu ya hipster iyi. Tawuni yonse, ku Georgetown kuli Blues Alley, kalabu yakale kwambiri mdziko muno. Yang'anirani ndandanda pasadakhale monga big name acts kugulitsidwa mwachangu.
10. Ikani chikwama chanu. Malo ambiri a DC ndi aulere - malo osungiramo zinthu zakale a Smithsonian, Washington National Cathedral, National Geographic Society, Library of Congress ndi zina zambiri. Koma si zokhazo zaulere zomwe zimapezeka. Tsiku lililonse, Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage imakhala ndi masewera aulere pa 6 koloko masana. Gulu la United States Navy Band limapanga makonsati aulere m'dera lonselo (onani navyband.navy.mil/sched.shtml pandandanda). Tryst Coffeehouse mdera losangalatsa la Adams Morgan amakhala ndi jazi laulere Lolemba mpaka Lachitatu usiku (ndi Wi-Fi yaulere mkati mwa sabata). Valani chipewa chanu chosakasaka ndipo mupeza kuti pali njira zambiri zaulere zowonera likulu.
