Aug. 3 - Washington, DC

Day 138 - Circulator (Bus) Day

Gangplank Marina

We bought a day pass on the Circulator this morning and rode out to the National Zoo. The zoo is famous for the two pandas they have...unfortunately they were not out today. I was disappointed we couldn't see the pandas and the zoo has a whole. It really isn't as big as I expected and it seems to be a little run down. After the zoo we took the bus back into town and boarded another bus that took us out to Georgetown. Georgetown is an affluent neighborhood of Washington full of wonderful shops and historic buildings. We even had a beer at Martin’s Tavern where JFK, Nixon, LBJ and Truman were regular customers. We sat in the booth where John Kennedy proposed to Jackie. After relaxing on the boat for a little while we took the bus to Chinatown for dinner.

U.S.S. Sequoia Presidential Yacht - meticulously restored, 104-foot, 1925 Trumpy-designed yacht that has served Presidents since Herbert Hoover. It hasn't been used by a President since George W. Bush. It is docked at Gangplank Marina. People can rent the boat for parties.

National Zoo

Mei Xiang and Tian Tian - These are the two panda's we could have seen (photo form the internet)

Georgetown

The Old Stone House in Georgetown is the only surviving pre-Revolutionary building in the capital, built in 1764

Martin's Tavern

The Friendship Arch marks the beginning of Chinatown