Apparently, three days before you arrive in Washington D.C. is NOT the time to start planning your D.C. itinerary. [What was I gonna do – try to get fired earlier so I could plan my vacation(s)??] See – in D.C., you can reserve internet tickets ahead of time for the most popular attractions. Kind of like FASTPASS at Disney [but the rides aren't as good]. However, every single field-trip-leading school teacher in America [I’m looking at you Anne Louise] must get on-line years in advance of their trip because…as of today…the NEXT ticket available for the Washington Monument is just a tad out-of-date [that would be August 17th and not April 17th. I am not even sure it was August 17th of this year.] I feel like I should get preferential treatment for these historical landmarks because I spent a year of my life reading the Harry Truman biography. I mean…I am ALL for celebrating Democracy, but can’t there be some sort of VIP line to do it?! [I bet I could pass as a docent at Robert E. Lee's house.]
So our itinerary is chock full of things like the Washington Mall, Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. Big, open, ticketless attractions. [Shame about the forecast.]
And my soon-to-be unemployed self is being quite frugal in our planning [see ticketless attractions]. Don’t tell Rita, but we are staying on the Priceline floor of the first hotel before we move to a different [free points] hotel on Saturday.
So just to recap…I have just finished planning for our cheap-as-hell, none-of-the-good-attractions trip to D.C. Am I a vacation dreamboat or WHAT?
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And THAT, my friend, is why I plan OUR school trip in the fall.
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