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Anonymous
This is so stupid. First of all, last time I checked DC was one of the worst dressed cities in America. Secondly, if you want to buy much other than Gap jeans, you need to come to Tysons - the best shopping outside of lower manhattan. It is what it is. DC absolutely sucks for shopping, and sucks for fashion - like a BIG one. http://www.wtop.com/41/2886489/Poll-names-Anchorage-Baltimore-DC-among-worst-dressed- |
Anonymous
I say this as a VA resident and former NY state resident - the original PPs list is pretty lame. Kings Dominion, really?!? BUT Wegmans is the real deal!! Not just a grocery store!! |
Anonymous
Yes, think what you will, but it is true. In our now child-centric lives, Wegman's can even be a Saturday-night destination. Don't get me wrong, we do other things (e.g., took older DC with us to see Shen Yun at the Kennedy Center), but Wegman's can make the necessary but tedious task of grocery shopping fun. The deli area is like a little boulevard sparkling with lights. On one visit I heard a woman declare to her companion in a New York accent, "I want to LIVE here." It all depends on your perspective. In my NOVA world I feel that I am at the center of things, having the attractions of "the city" nearby and yet being able to easily access those types of activities made possible by more open space. If anything I might want to be farther out or even in another part of the country or the world. Reading about North Korea, for example, really concerns me. Is California in even worse shape than we are? Or could an attack not come over the Atlantic Ocean? Sorry for the wide-ranging post -- Wegman's, NOVA, North Korea. But there is a unifying theme -- concern for our children. |
Anonymous
| I am so glad that I live in VA and don't have to interact with the bigoted, nasty, insecure, ignorant, sad DC/MD posters on this thread. |
Anonymous
Okay, how about if I replace Kings Dominion with Washington and Old Dominion (W&OD) bike trail? From Arlington you can ride 50 miles out to Leesburg/Purcellville, taking in pastoral sights and staying at a B&B if you wish. In the other direction from Arlington you can ride to Mount Vernon alongside the Potomac River. Have not ridden since we had older DC in a bike carrier, but hope to do it again one day when both kids are a little older. |
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DC with kids:
Museum Natural history Butterfly house Smithsonian(s) Museum American History Spy Museum Bureau of Engraving & Treasury ...and more Jefferson Memorial Lincoln Memoria MLK Jr Memorial Washington Memorial ...and more National Mall to fly kites, feed ducks, float boats, ride Merry go Round, have picnic... Fletcher's boat house- canoe rental for canal or river C&O bike trail Wilson indoor pools Tacoma Park indoor pool National Mall White House Naval Observatory Georgetown waterfront ice rink Sculpture Garden ice rink Espn Zone Verizon Center Rock creek park : stables, bikes, hiking, fields Glover Park trails Battery Kemble park (best and coolest snow hill) National Zoo Dunbarton Oaks Mountrose Park Georgetown pool Rose Park Tudor Place Lacrosse games at Georgetown Univ Football " " " Soccer " " " And more... Kennedy Center Warner Theatre Fords Theater GW's music and theater venues Do I really need to go on here??? |
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Anonymous
Good god, you BELONG in Virginia, PP. Do southerners say " bless your heart" to you frequently? I imagine so as you come off as a bore, a bigot, and very low brow. |
Anonymous
| Is that what they say about lawyers from Takoma Park? Really? Who knew. Maybe I'm just too smart to spend another boring day tooling around a bunch of museums I've been to several times in elementary school in my own hometown like a freaking tourist or transplant, who I know find standing on grass exciting because it's The Mall. wow. And if I want to go to any of the tourist attractions, I'm there in 15 minutes from my house in VA with all it's lovely conveniences and shops and easy parking and great schools and lack of crime and my beautiful home/yard. But my favorite places to go are definitely the mountains (Shenandoah) or the beach, not DC. That is by far the absolute last place on my list to do anything except the zoo or aquarium now that DC actually has one apparently (plan to go - haven't yet). |
Anonymous
Exactly. VA has the good shopping for sure.. |
Anonymous
I'll add concern for our children that goes beyond 'how much culture can I shove down their throats. Kids learn everywhere, and by not narrowing ourselves "out here in the VA sticks", we give our children a well-roundedness city snobs can't touch. |
Anonymous
You are my new best friend 
Might I add that Wolftrap is a favorite of musical artists everywhere. |
Anonymous
You do understand that by saying what you have, you have just described yourself? And what is 'low brow'? And who determines that? You've just summed up why I am a conservative ... |
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PP, it's hilarious that you are so worked up and judgmental about the answer! You have no idea whether that person even lives in VA. I would bet it's a troll. I can't even imagine someone having those sorts of responses. Someone is messing with you DC folks.
This whole thing is so stupid. You can be at most of these places from close in VA in 15-20 minutes. |