Amathiphu ayi-10 eWashington, DC, izivakashi

I-ins and outs, quirks kanye nezinto ezithokozisayo zedolobha kungathatha iminyaka ukufunda. Uma lokho kungangeni ohlakeni lwakho lwesikhathi, usenhlanhleni. Ngalawa mathiphu, uzophatha uhambo lwakho oluya e-Washington, DC, njengochwepheshe.

1. Gwema ukushayela. Inganekwane ithi unjiniyela waseFrance uPierre Charles L'Enfant uklame imigwaqo yaseWashington ukuze adide futhi akhungathekise amasosha ezitha angase ahlasele idolobha. Noma ubani ozama ukuzulazula kuleli dolobha uzoqonda ukuthi kungani inganekwane iphikelela. Idolobha lihlukaniswe ngamaquadrants amane ekhampasi - NW, NE, SE, SW. I-US Capitol ihlezi enkabeni ye-quadrants, nakuba ingekho enkabeni yedolobha, ngakho-ke iNyakatho-ntshonalanga iyindawo enkulu kunazo zonke. Imingcele yequadrant ngayinye yiNorth Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, East Capitol kanye neNational Mall. Yilapho amakheli emigwaqo eqala khona futhi abe izinombolo nezinhlamvu zezinhlamvu. Imigwaqo enezinhlamvu ihamba empumalanga nasentshonalanga futhi imigwaqo enezinombolo ihamba enyakatho naseningizimu. Ukwengeza kulokhu kudideka okuqondile, idolobhakazi libuye libe nezindlela eziningi ezidayagonal (iningi lazo eziqanjwe ngezifundazwe) ezihamba ngochungechunge lweziyingi zethrafikhi eziheha amaqupha amhlophe. Futhi qaphela imigwaqo enguthelawayeka evela ngaphandle futhi ingase ikuwelise ibhuloho eliya eVirginia ngaphambi kokuthi wazi.

2. Qaphela imikhuba yakho yeMetro. Uhlelo lwezokuthutha lwe-DC luyaziqhenya ngokuba ngolunye oluhlanzekile futhi oluhlelekile kakhulu ezweni. Okumbalwa okwenziwa nokungamelwe kukwenze kuzokusiza ukuthi uzulazule ku-Metro kalula. Uma usezitebhisini ezizihambelayo, yima kwesokudla bese uhamba uye kwesokunxele, udedele abasheshayo badlule. Ungadli noma uphuze kuMetro. Yima eceleni futhi uthathe isikhashana ukuthola ukuthi uyaphi. Indlela isitimela seMetro esiya ngakhona inqunywa indawo yaso yokugcina. Isibonelo, isitimela saseOrange esiya ngasentshonalanga sizothi, “Orange Line ukuya eVienna.” Kunamamephu amakhulu, acacile esiteshini ngasinye, ngakho kufanele ukwazi ukukuthola konke. Ungami endaweni yokungena emotweni ye-Metro, kodwa ungene ngokuphelele emotweni. Futhi, qaphela isimiso sethu sikaloliwe esingaphansi komhlaba sibizwa ngokuthi iMetro, ungabhekiseli kuso njengomzila ongaphansi komhlaba.

3. Cabanga ngokuwa. Izivakashi zithutheleka eWashington phakathi kuka-April no-August. Idolobha lingase lishise ngendlela engabekezeleleki futhi libe nomswakama ehlobo, okwenza ukuhamba ngezinyawo ukuya kuwo wonke lawo matshe esikhumbuzo angaphandle kube yinto exakile. Khumbula, i-DC ithandeka unyaka wonke - ikakhulukazi ekwindla.

4. Vakashela uKhongolose wakho. Shayela kusengaphambili ukuze uvakashe nomuntu omele indawo yakho. Amahhovisi e-Congressional angavame ukunikeza izinsizakalo ezikhethekile namathiphu ezivakashi.

5. Yidla ngendlela yakho emhlabeni jikelele. I-Washington iyimbiza yangempela encibilikayo enezakhamuzi ezivela emhlabeni wonke, ebonakala kumamenyu ezindaweni zokudlela. Khohlwa izindawo zokudlela eziwuchungechunge okungenzeka unazo ekhaya. Kunalokho, yenza njengoColumbus futhi uthole iphalethi yomhlaba wonke yedolobha. Izintandokazi zasendaweni zifaka i-tapas yase-Mexican e-Oyamel, i-Indian e-Rasika, i-Ethiopian e-Etete, isi-Italian e-Dino kanye ne-Belgian e-Brasserie Beck.

6. Hlela kusengaphambili. Ungavele ungene ezindaweni eziningi ezikhangayo zaseWashington ngaphandle kwamathikithi noma ukubhuka, kodwa amanye ama-biggies adinga ukulungiswa okuncane kusengaphambili. Izivakashi ezinentshisekelo yokuthatha uhambo oluziqondisayo lwe-White House kumele zibe yingxenye yeqembu labayishumi noma ngaphezulu futhi zicele ukuvakasha ngelungu labo leCongress. Ungathumela isicelo kufikela ezinyangeni eziyisithupha kusengaphambili, kodwa ngeke ufunde idethi nesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho kuze kube cishe inyanga ngaphambili. Ukuvakasha okuqondisiwe kwe-US Capitol kuyatholakala kusukela ngo-9 ekuseni kuya ku-4:30 pm, ngoMsombuluko kuya ngoMgqibelo. Amathikithi amahhala ayatholakala uma ofike kuqala, noma ofike kuqala e-Capitol Guide Service Kiosk eqala ngo-9 ekuseni Kufanele usebenzise amathikithi akho uma uwalanda. Amathikithi osuku olufanayo, amahhala okuya e-Washington Monument angaba nzima ukuwathola. Ngo-$1.50, ungenza ukubhuka kusengaphambili nge-recreation.gov.

7. Pakisha izicathulo zakho zokugijima noma ibhayisikili. Njengoba kunemizila engaphezu kwamamayela angu-200 e-Washington, ukugijima nokuhamba ngebhayisikili kuyimisebenzi edumile. Abagijimi abanentshisekelo yokuthatha amatshe esikhumbuzo nokuzulazula enxanxatheleni yezitolo kufanele baphokophele ukugijima ekuseni kakhulu, njengoba indawo isuke iminyene ngokuhamba kosuku. Noma qonda e-Rock Creek Park, i-maze engamahektha angu-1,800 yemizila emihle, ephawulwe kahle, enweba amamayela angu-11 ukusuka e-Lincoln Memorial kuya ngale komngcele waseMaryland. Umzila ogandayiwe usuka eKennedy Centre unqamule epaki. Ungathola nemizila eduze kwaseDupont Circle kanye ne-National Zoo.

8. Hamba uyobheka osaziwayo. I-LA ne-New York inezihlabani zama-movie namamodeli. E-DC abadlali abanamandla yi-politicos. Gcina amehlo akho evuliwe futhi ungase ubone osaziwayo abambalwa baseWashington. Izindawo zamandla zakudala zifaka i-The Palm kanye ne-Off the Record, ibha e-The Hay-Adams Hotel. Ukuze uthole isidlo sasekuseni samandla, vakashela i-Bistro Bis on the Hill noma i-Four Seasons e-Georgetown. USomlomo weNdlu uNancy Pelosi uhlala njalo Umthombo. USenator Harry Reid ujwayele eWestend Bistro ngu-Eric Ripert. Futhi uNobhala Wezwe u-Condoleezza Rice uyingxenye ye-Bombay Club, eduze ne-White House.

9. Lalela indawo yomculo. Inganekwane ye-Jazz u-Duke Ellington wazalelwa futhi wakhulela e-Washington futhi isiko lomculo elichumayo liyaqhubeka nezindawo eziningi ezishisayo zokuzwa umculo obukhoma, ikakhulukazi emhubheni we-U Street lapho u-Ellington ayejwayele ukudlala khona. I-Bohemian Caverns isingathe wonke umuntu kusukela e-Coltrane kuya e-Calloway futhi iklabhu yesidlo sakusihlwa engaphansi komhlaba isahlanganisa amabhendi e-jazz. Phansi komgwaqo kukhona i-The Black Cat, abasunguli bayo abahlanganisa uFoo Fighter Dave Grohl. I-Modest Mouse, i-White Stripes kanye no-Jeff Buckley bangamagama ambalwa nje aseke adlala kule kilabhu ye-hipster. Ngaphesheya kwedolobha, eGeorgetown kuneBlues Alley, iklabhu yesidlo sakusihlwa endala kunazo zonke ezweni. Hlola ishejuli kusengaphambili njengoba izenzo zamagama amakhulu zithengiswa ngokushesha.

10. Beka isikhwama sakho semali. Izinto eziningi ezibukwa yi-DC zimahhala - iminyuziyamu yakwaSmithsonian, iWashington National Cathedral, iNational Geographic Society, Library of Congress nokunye okuningi. Kodwa akuzona kuphela lezo zamahhala ezitholakalayo. Nsuku zonke, I-Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage isingatha ukudlala kwamahhala ngo-6pm I-United States Navy Band yenza amakhonsathi amahhala kuyo yonke indawo (hlola i-navyband.navy.mil/sched.shtml ukuze uthole ishejuli). I-Tryst Coffeehouse endaweni ejabulisayo yase-Adams Morgan isingatha ubusuku be-jazz bamahhala kusukela ngoMsombuluko kuya kuLwesithathu ebusuku (kanye ne-Wi-Fi yamahhala phakathi nesonto). Gqoka isigqoko sakho somzingeli we-bargain futhi uzothola ukuthi kunenqwaba yezindlela zamahhala zokuhlola inhloko-dolobha.