Something I suppose a lot of our kids will have to deal with eventually...
Getting a date when you have Aspergers and Autism
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Washington, D.C.
For my birthday present, my husband took me to Washington,
D.C. for the day.
Tours: I’m usually a
fan of hop-on-hop-off buses, but D.C. is very walkable and the tourist
attractions are fairly close together, or you can at least visit several
locations within an afternoon by walking.
One fantastic thing about Washington is that most of the tourist
attractions are free of charge!
We visited: The
Smithsonian Museum of American History http://americanhistory.si.edu/.
The Smithsonian has many museums – it would take more than a day to see
all of them. The American History Museum
has clothing and artifacts from every American war, pop culture and social
events. Highlights included George
Washington’s outfit that he is wearing in one of his better known portraits;
Dorothy’s ruby slippers from Wizard of Oz; Archie Bunker’s chair; Julia Child’s
kitchen; the actual drugstore counter where in the 1960s 4 African-American
youths sat down and refused to move to the black section of the drugstore; a
collection of First Lady gowns; an actual pioneer covered wagon; metal beams
from the World Trade Center, as well as a crushed AirFone from one of the
planes.
The White House http://www.whitehouse.gov/, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial,
Vietnam Memorial, World War II Memorial, Reflecting Pool, Women of Vietnam. Each very powerful.
Arlington Cemetery – http://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/ Eternal flame by the graves of JFK, Jackie
and two of their children. All three of
JFK’s brothers are buried nearby. We
caved and took a tram bus for $9 each.
We were so tired after walking across the Arlington bridge from the
Lincoln Memorial – a much longer hike than it looks! The $9 tour was no big
deal, considering we had barely spent any money all day with so many
attractions being free.
Hotel: We were only
there for the day, but if I went back, I would want to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown http://hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com/en/hotels/district-of-columbia/hilton-garden-inn-washington-dc-downtown-DCACHGI/about/index.html or the Willard Intercontinental http://www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/washington/washa/hoteldetail. Both are right
in the heart of everything – short walking distance to all the major
attractions.
Restaurants: We had
breakfast at Ollie’s Trolley. http://www.olliestrolleydc.com/ Kitschy
place with antiques everywhere and very good food. Note, they only accept cash, no credit cards,
but they have an ATM on site. The meal
was enough that we weren’t hungry for lunch.
We had a beer nearby the Vietnam Memorial, right in the park. Dinner was at the airport – the National Airport Grill – http://reaganfoodandshops.com/directory/1-terminals-c-bc-b/82 good beers
on tap and great food. I had the fish
and chips and my husband had a Philly cheesesteak.
I’m not sure if my kids would enjoy D.C. at their age. (8 and 9 and autistic) Maybe when they’re older. There were so many museums we didn’t get to
see – so many it will take several trips before we see them all!
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