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Not it's MY turn to shine! I'll help you out by putting all of the Metro station names in
bold text. Yes, take Metro everywhere. Purchase two SmartTrip passes (one for you and one for your wife) and use them to get all over the city on bus and train. No, don't use a paper farecard. They don't work on the bus, and you get charged an extra $1 for using paper.
What are you thinking of doing in the city? Food? Museums? I might suggest hitting up one of our fantastic restaraunts, but I'm not sure what you're into. There are many great burger joints and international places, plus one of the many Jose Andres restaraunts (he's one of our city's best chefs!) and of course there is Serandipidy if you feel like sharing an AMAZING GIGANTIC DELICIOUS sundae in our famous Georgetown. As a matter of fact, if you feel like seeing the city's "it" place for shopping and food, yes, please visit Georgetown and just walk around, especially at night or on a weekend. It's full of bars, live music, all that jazz. There is no direct Metro to Georgetown, BUT, it's easy to get there. Simply take Metro to
Rosslyn on the red or orange line, then walk right outside and there is a blue bus that comes every 10 minutes called "Georgetown". You can use your Metro SmartTrip card to get on the bus. It stops all along the Georgetown route, so just get off once you start seeing fun things.
Another place you might enjoy is
Gallery Place/Chinatown. The Spy Museum is there, and that's ALWAYS fun. It's near the Verizon Center, where the Capitals/Wizards play, and there are a lot of good trendy restaraunts (my favorite is La Tasca! Delicious tapas!), and shopping to be done there, too.
Looking to go see the Washington Monument, White House, or the Lincoln Memorial? Take Metro to the
Smithsonian station and you'll be right in the middle of it all. There are maps nearby to help you navigate. You can also get to the World War 2 Memorial (it's HUGE) and all the good museums are just a brisk walk away.
Let me know if you're interested in seeing anything else!
