WASHINGTON, USA

U.S CAPITOL - Seat of Congress since 1800.

Hyatt Regency Reston (Virginia, USA)
October 2-4 2007

On our Flight going to Washington, I can't believe there's only 36 Passengers!!! Only 36 PAX for a 14hrs flight!? Great! and on the way back to Doha only 42 Pax in Economy! Still light load so galley isn't that tiring after all. Since it's 14hrs flight we are given 3hrs 15mins. to rest in the BCRC (Bulk Crew Rest Compartment) IIt's my 1st time to use BCRC All I can say is It's such a big help to sleep during a long haul flight!

The hotel is located in the middle of a town center, but we arrive passed 9pm so the shops are close already so we just ate late dinner at Bhusara Thai Restaurant Since we only have 25hrs layover I wasn't able to walk around Reston Town Center =( Anyway, me our CS Bernie & Loubelle went out around 6am to wait for the bus on the way to the metro train station Smithsonian. I've been to Washington before (year 1994) but It's in Seattle, Washington. I'm glad I'll still be able to go to the U.S like the old times...There are still many places to see but here's some of the;

Recommended places to visit:

WASHINGTON MONUMENT - The 555ft. Marble Obelisk since 1884 & it's the world's tallest freestanding mansonry structure built for George Washington. The

WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL - honors the 16 million who served in the armed forces of the U.S., the more than 400,000 who died, and all who supported the war effort from home, from WWII memorial we can see & clearly take pictures of the Lincoln Memorial but we prefer to walk up close with LINCOLN MEMORIAL - The 19ft Marble statue sits in the classic Greel-style temple. WHITE HOUSE - Home of every U.S President and U.S CAPITOL - Seat of Congress since 1800. THE SMITHSONIAN CASTLE - Completed in 1855, The Castle is the easiest landmark to find the National Mall.

We also visited some museums like MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY - The museum's collections total over 125 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts. NATIONAL GEM and MINERAL COLLECTION - The collection includes some of the most famous pieces of gems and minerals such as the famous Hope Diamond and the Star of Asia Sapphire. There are over 375,000 individual mineral samples, and a research collection used by scientists around the world.

NATIONAL AIR & SPACE MUSEUM -the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and spaceflight, as well as planetary science and terrestrial geology and geophysics.

5th Washington trip with Mom & sis pictures--> http://starvillanueva.multiply.com/photos/album/74/WASHINGTON_VIRGINIA_USA_w_Mom_Sister