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John H.[_3_]

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:26:51 -0500, wrote:

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:28:30 -0500, John H.
wrote:

BTW I spent a lot of time in Atlanta (Mostly up near the 75
intersection with the beltway). It is pretty much like DC IMHO. There
are a lot of things in common.

I live here. DC has a lot of free stuff, and is a great place to visit.
But, I'll be leaving as soon as we sell the house. Next spring it goes on
the market.

Most people who live there never go see the "free" stuff. I know
people who have been there all their life, never went up in the
monument, never really walked around the Smithsonian and never saw the
fireworks. I went to high school in the 1700 block of G st NW so I did
get a pretty good look around (cheap "field trips" for the school) but
I had still never been to Mt Vernon until my wife dragged me there on
a vacation from Florida. I had seen it from across the river tho ...
does that count?

Mount Vernon's not free any more, and hasn't been for many years.

We hit the free stuff a lot because of visitors. The Smithsonians take up
at least a week, especially with the new one out at Dulles airport. If
you've not seen it, that's a nice one. It's also 'free', but parking costs
about $8, so take a car full.
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John H