Ukungena nokuphuma, izinto ezingaqhelekanga kunye nezinto ezinomdla zesixeko kunokuthatha iminyaka ukufundwa. Ukuba oko akungeni ncam kwixesha lakho, usethamsanqa. Ngezi ngcebiso, uya kulawula uhambo lwakho oluya eWashington, DC, njengengcali.
1. Kuphephe ukuqhuba. Intsomi ithi injineli yaseFransi uPierre Charles L'Enfant wayila izitrato zaseWashington ukuba zibhide kwaye ziphazamise imikhosi yotshaba enokuthi ihlasele isixeko. Nabani na ozama ukuhamba kwesi sixeko uya kuqonda ukuba kutheni ilivo liqhubeka. Isixeko sahlulwe saziiquadrants ezine zekhampasi – NW, NE, SE, SW. I-Capitol yase-US ihlala embindini we-quadrants, nangona ingekho embindini wesixeko, ngoko ke uMntla-ntshona yeyona ndawo inkulu. Imida yequadrant nganye yiNorth Capitol Street, South Capitol Street, East Capitol kunye neNational Mall. Kulapho iidilesi zesitrato ziqala khona kwaye zibe ngamanani kunye nonobumba bealfabhethi. Izitrato ezinobumba zihamba empuma nasentshona kwaye izitrato ezinamanani zihamba emantla nasemazantsi. Ukongeza kolu hlaselo lwalathiso, esi sixeko sineendlela ezininzi zediagonal (uninzi lwazo zithiywe ngamagama) ezihamba kuthotho lwezangqa ezimhlophe zetrafikhi. Kwaye zilumkele iirempu zohola wendlela ezibonakala zingekho ndawo kwaye zinokukusa kwibhulorho ukuya eVirginia phambi kokuba uyazi.
2. Qaphela isimilo sakho seMetro. Inkqubo yezothutho ye-DC izingca ngokuba yenye yezona zinto zicocekileyo nezinocwangco elizweni. Izinto ezimbalwa ezilula ozenzileyo nezingangenziwa ziya kukunceda uhambe kwiMetro ngokulula. Xa ukwi-escalator, yima ngasekunene kwaye uhambe uye ngasekhohlo, uvumele abo bangxamileyo badlule. Ungatyi okanye usele kwiMetro. Yima ecaleni kwaye uthathe umzuzwana ukuqonda apho uya khona. Indawo eya kuyo uloliwe weMetro imiselwa yindawo yokugqibela aya kuyo. Umzekelo, uloliwe weOrenji oya ngasentshona uzakuthi, "Umgca weOrenji oya eVienna." Kukho iimephu ezinkulu, ezicacileyo kwisikhululo ngasinye, ngoko ke kuya kufuneka ukwazi ukuyibala yonke. Musa ukuma ekungeneni kwinqwelo-mafutha kaMetro, kodwa uhambe ngokupheleleyo emotweni. Kwakhona, qaphela inkqubo yethu kaloliwe engaphantsi komhlaba ibizwa ngokuba yiMetro, musa ukubhekisela kuyo njengomgaqo ongaphantsi komhlaba.
3. Cinga ngokuwa. Iindwendwe zithontelana eWashington phakathi kuka-Epreli no-Agasti. Isixeko sinokuba shushu ngendlela enganyamezelekiyo kwaye sifume ehlotyeni, nto leyo eyenza ukuba uhambo olujikelezayo lujikeleze onke amatye ezikhumbuzo angaphandle lube ngumcimbi oshushu. Khumbula, i-DC ithandeka unyaka wonke - ngakumbi ekwindla.
4. Ndwendwela iNkongolo yakho. Tsalela umnxeba kwangaphambili ukuze undwendwelwe nommeli wakho wasekuhlaleni. Iiofisi zeCongressional zihlala zibonelela ngeenkonzo ezikhethekileyo kunye neengcebiso kwiindwendwe.
5. Yidla ngendlela yakho kwihlabathi jikelele. IWashington yimbiza yokwenyani enyibilikayo enabahlali abavela kwihlabathi liphela, ebonakaliswa kwiimenyu kwiindawo zokutyela. Zilibale iindawo zokutyela ekusenokwenzeka ukuba unazo ekhaya. Endaweni yoko, yenza njengoColumbus kwaye ufumane ipalethi yehlabathi yesixeko. Iintandokazi zasekuhlaleni ziquka i-tapas yaseMexico e-Oyamel, i-Indian e-Rasika, i-Ethiopian e-Etete, i-Italian e-Dino kunye ne-Belgian e-Brasserie Beck.
6. Ceba kusengaphambili. Unokuhamba ngokulula kwiindawo ezininzi ezikhangayo zaseWashington ngaphandle kwamatikiti okanye ukubhuka, kodwa ezinye ze-biggies zifuna ukulungiswa kwangaphambili. Abatyeleli abanomdla wokuthatha uhambo oluzikhokelayo lwe-White House kufuneka babe yinxalenye yeqela labalishumi okanye ngaphezulu kwaye bacele ukhenketho ngelungu labo leCongress. Ungasifaka isicelo ukuya kuthi ga kwiinyanga ezintandathu ngaphambili, kodwa awuzukufunda umhla kunye nexesha lotyelelo lwakho kude kube yinyanga ngaphambili. Ukhenketho olukhokelwayo lwe-US Capitol luyafumaneka ukusuka ngo-9 am ukuya ku-4:30 pm, ngoMvulo ukuya ngoMgqibelo. Amatikiti asimahla ayafumaneka kwabafike kuqala, ababonelelwe kuqala kwiCapitol Guide Service Kiosk eqala ngo-9 am Kufuneka usebenzise amatikiti akho xa uwalanda. Kwangolo suku lunye, amatikiti asimahla kwiSikhumbuzo saseWashington kunokuba nzima ukuwafumana. Nge-1.50 yeedola, unokwenza ugcino kwangaphambili ngokusebenzisa i-recreation.gov.
7. Pakisha izihlangu zakho zokubaleka okanye ibhayisekile. Ngaphezulu kweemayile ezingama-200 zeendlela eWashington, ukubaleka nokukhwela ibhayisekile yimisebenzi edumileyo. Iimbaleki ezinomdla wokuthatha amatye ezikhumbuzo kunye nokujikeleza i-Mall kufuneka zijolise ekubalekeni kwangentseni, njengoko indawo igcwala kamva emini. Okanye uye eRock Creek Park, i-1,800-acre maze yeendlela ezintle, eziphawulwe kakuhle, ezithatha iimayile ezili-11 ukusuka kwiSikhumbuzo saseLincoln ukuya ngaphaya komda waseMaryland. Indlela egangathiweyo isuka kwiziko laseKennedy idlula epakini. Unako kwakhona ukuthatha iindlela kufutshane Dupont Circle kunye Zoo National.
8. Yiya kwindawo yosaziwayo. I-LA kunye neNew York zineenkwenkwezi zemuvi kunye neemodeli. Kwi-DC abadlali abanamandla yi-politicos. Gcina amehlo akho exolile kwaye unokubona abantu abambalwa abadumileyo baseWashington. Iindawo zamandla zakudala ziquka iPalm kunye neRekhodi, ibha kwiHotele yeHay-Adams. Ukufumana isidlo sakusasa samandla, tyelela i-Bistro Bis kwiNduli okanye amaXesha amane eGeorgetown. USomlomo weNdlu uNancy Pelosi uhlala rhoqo kuMthombo. USenator uHarry Reid uhlala eWestend Bistro nguEric Ripert. Kwaye unobhala welizwe uCondoleezza Rice uyingxenye yeBombay Club, kufuphi ne-White House.
9. Thembela kwindawo yomculo. Igqala leJazz uDuke Ellington wazalelwa waze wakhulela eWashington kwaye isiko lomculo elikhulayo liyaqhubeka neendawo ezininzi ezishushu zokuva umculo ophilayo, ngakumbi ecaleni kwepaseji yase-U apho uEllington wayedla ngokudlala khona. I-Bohemian Caverns ibambe wonke umntu ukusuka eColtrane ukuya eCalloway kunye neklabhu yesidlo sangokuhlwa engaphantsi komhlaba isabonisa amaqela ejazz. Ezantsi kwesitrato yiThe Black Cat, abasunguli bayo baquka uFoo Fighter uDave Grohl. IMouse eModest, iWhite Stripes kunye noJeff Buckley ngamagama nje ambalwa athe adlala kule hipster club. Kwidolophu yonke, eGeorgetown kukho iBlues Alley, eyona klabhu indala yesidlo sangokuhlwa. Jonga ishedyuli kwangaphambili njengoko izenzo zamagama amakhulu zithengiswa ngokukhawuleza.
10. Beka isipaji sakho kude. Izinto ezininzi ezibonwa yi-DC's simahla - iimyuziyam zaseSmithsonian, iWashington National Cathedral, iNational Geographic Society, iThala leeNcwadi leCongress nezinye ezininzi. Kodwa ezo ayizozinto zasimahla kuphela ezifumanekayo. Yonke imihla, i-Kennedy Centre's Millennium Stage ibamba intsebenzo yasimahla ngo-6pm I-Tryst Coffeehouse kwindawo edlamkileyo yase-Adams Morgan ibamba ubusuku bejazz yasimahla ngoMvulo ukuya kutsho ngolwesiThathu ebusuku (kunye neWi-Fi yasimahla phakathi evekini). Beka umnqwazi wakho womzingeli kwaye uya kufumana zininzi iindlela zasimahla zokujonga ikomkhulu.
