Will spend a weekday "loafing" in Rockville in mid-November. Is there a shopping mall, or points of interest? Fly into Reagan but Rockville's too far from DC for an inexpensive day trip isn't it?

you are not too far from DC OR Baltimore!

Rockville is a suburb of DC. You could take Metro to downtown in about 30 minutes. Go to www.stationmasters.com for metro map/station info.

There are several metro stations in Rockville, depending on where you're staying. They're all on the red line and it'll take you 40 minutes to get downtown. It's a very easy commute.

As for shopping, if you have a car, Montgomery Mall (Nordstrom's, Hechts, Sears) is nearby in Bethesda. White Flint (Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales) is on Rockville Pike which is the main artery in Rockville (I think it's technically in North Bethesda). There are also a bunch of strip malls with assorted different stores.

You should be able to do tourist things and shopping, if you want. Have fun.

Thanks. Appreciate the good advice. Sounds like "loafing" can be set aside.

Definitely go into DC! It'll cost about $2 per person on the metro from Rockville to DC, and it is more exciting than just shopping in a generic mall.

Also, if you go directly from Reagan, the metro to DC takes about 15 minutes, or less.

Karen