hotel guide. Shall we stay in DC or in the outskirts?

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May 31st, 2001, 08:14 AM

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Ingrid

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Ooops, sorry, I guess living in Maryland, everything in Virginia (unless you can see it from the MD side of the Potomac) is far away. My apologies for insulting Virginians (and I'm not even from Maryland).

May 31st, 2001, 08:26 AM

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Ingrid

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Check out metro's website; you can even click on the station and get fares and travel times.
http://www.wmata.com/metrorail/systemmap.htm
According to the site, it takes 18 minutes from Ballston to the Smithsonian and 14 minutes from Woodley Park to the Smithsonian

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And Ballston is not boondocks but an "Urban Village", cf.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv...e/ballston.htm

I still suggest Woodley Park.

May 31st, 2001, 09:47 AM

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XXie

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What's the name of the Falls Church hotel/motel? I live there so I could give you the scoop. Taking metro from Falls Church to Smithsonian or downtown is 20-30 minutes, not bad, but it's a boring place to stay!

May 31st, 2001, 01:54 PM

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Rachel

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I would have bet serious money that it was much longer than that from Woodley Park to Smithsonian. I guess I've waited so many times for so long for a train at Metro Center...

I, too, would recommend staying in the city over the suburbs.

Jun 1st, 2001, 06:19 AM

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14 minutes from Woodley Park to Smithsonian? Only for those with exceptionally good luck. If you have to wait five minutes for a train at Woodley and again at Metro, that's 10 minutes right there, plus walking time between trains. 14 minutes must mean actual train time, which is, well . . . not very helpful when you're waiting on the platform.