Washington DC the American Experience or is it?
Like the Vatican, Washington, District of Columbia is in one country but operates independently. It has an international flavour and appears un American with its numerous Italian and Greek monuments Yes, another of those second best overall places to live in the US, after Salt Lake City. Washington is an ideal vacation destination for a partner who refuses to go on cruises or sightsee. Just give them a copy of The Smithsonian Associate Magazine. www.ResdentAssociates.org and enrol them in ‘Campus on the Mall’ with its many profound lectures and seminars. I learnt that in 1791 George Washington appointed Frenchman Pierre Charles L'Enfant to develop a plan for the city. It has a impressive metro system which makes getting around easy. Foggy Bottom, Dupont Circle and L'Enfant Plaza become familiar station stops. Any city with a metro system promotes musical buskers and a fashion consciousness. I could not pin down a Washington accent or