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| euphoria |
| quote: | Originally posted by MeLLyMeL
thats why - i can take the 5 am bus, then! |
Sure u can, at 4 go to a dinner nearby for breakfast by the time ur done eating the bus will be there. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
I think that is the plan
I am excited for this,. Gonna be a fun adventure... bus, party, bus, sleep! lol |
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| chimera66 |
| from my experience fur closes at 3am and the closest diner that's open at all hours of the night is in virginia at least 30min away. if you want a place to hang out until your bus you can go to the train station (did that once) and it was not terribly sketchy. as for cabs if i remember correctly there aren't too many so have numbers on hand and definitely don't go walking around in that area, it's dangerous |
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| chimera66 |
| oh and one other thing, in the train station there is a kiosk where you can check your bags for some time, not sure the cost or when it opens back up again in the morning but it was worth it to me. i checked in a bag when i got to dc right before the party then picked it up after the party before my bus back. |
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| MeLLyMeL |
wai - that is some good advice!
How far is the train station to the bus stop? |
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| chimera66 |
union station is by the greyhound station but not sure where it is relative to the megabus drops off...shouldn't be far though. i do know union station is literally under 5min away from fur by cab, both are off the same street. that area is sketch so although walkable i would still opt for a cab. as for the storage the union square site says:
Lockers & Baggage Storage - Please call (202) 898-1592 for pricing and availability
good luck! |
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| frozenmango |
| quote: | Originally posted by EliPsE
Beware of the bums! It's like dawn of the dead down there |
+1
but be more cautious of the gang bangers and waka flockin pick-pocketeers
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| Chaska |
First- I would recommend Bolt Bus over Megabus. I absolutely HATED Megabus (I kept constantly comparing Megabus with Bolt) when I took it and haven't taken it since.
About the bus stop in DC, both Bolt and Mega stop at the same place in the Convention Center parking lot at H st @ 11th st (I think), however, Bolt also does a stop at Union Station and it's a short cab ride to Fur. You could also take the red line 1 or 2 stops over to Gallaudet for a couple of bucks and it's 3 blocks or so, I've done it several times and it's perfectly safe UNTIL the clubs close and the streets are empty.
About diners, when I had to kill some time I would go to The Diner on 18th St NW in Adams Morgan (by the jumbo pizza joints), not so far from NE. The best 24-hour diner in DC hands down. I've been there several times with a bunch of the Glow-goers and the food is pretty good. If for some reason you end up in downtown Bethesda, Tastee Diner is pretty good, on Cheltenham St.
Hope it helps :) Have fun!
edit: FYI! The convention center parking lot DOES NOT HAVE COVER! I took the bus from DC a couple of weeks ago when it was storming and I got soaked, the drivers will not let you on the bus until they decide to board. |
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| Groundhog Boy |
Tea Party guide to this weekend for the big rally
| quote: | We're but days away from Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin's August 28 "Restoring Honor" rally at the Lincoln Memorial, when thousands of Tea Party activists and fellow conservatives will gather for a "non-political event that pays tribute to America's service personnel and other upstanding citizens who embody our nation's founding principles of integrity, truth and honor."
Of course, with so many folks coming into town from all over the country, some for the first time, there's bound to be a bunch of questions about where to eat and stay in the District, how to get around, what to expect, and so on. TBD's Andrew Beaujon just tweeted a link to a Maine Tea Party website listing handy advice for those many activists coming to our fair city for the weekend.
Here it is, quoted verbatim for your reading pleasure.
DC's population includes refugees from every country, as the families of embassy staffs of third world countries tend to stay in DC whenever a revolution in their homeland means that anyone in their family would be in danger if they went back. Most taxi drivers and many waiters/waitresses (especially in local coffee shops like the Bread and Chocolate chain) are immigrants, frequently from east Africa or Arab countries. As a rule, African immigrants do not like for you to assume they are African Americans and especially do not like for you to guess they are from a neighboring country (e.g. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia) with whom they may have political or military tensions. It's rare to meet anyone who gets really offended, but you can still be aware of the issue.
Many parts of DC are safe beyond the areas I will list here, but why chance it if you don't know where you are?
If you are on the subway stay on the Red line between Union Station and Shady Grove, Maryland. If you are on the Blue or Orange line do not go past Eastern Market (Capitol Hill) toward the Potomac Avenue stop and beyond; stay in NW DC and points in Virginia. Do not use the Green line or the Yellow line. These rules are even more important at night. There is of course nothing wrong with many other areas; but you don't know where you are, so you should not explore them.
Oh, but there's more. So much more.
If on foot or in a cab or bus, stay in Bethesda, Arlington (preferably north Arlington), Crystal City, Falls Church, Annandale, or Alexandria, or in DC only in northwest DC west (i.e. larger street numbers) of 14th or 16th streets, or if on Capitol Hill only in SE Capitol Hill (zip 20003) between 1st and 8th Streets, not farther out than 8th (e.g. 9th, 10th etc). (Or stay on the Mall and at the various monuments.) Again there are many other lovely places, from the Catholic University of America to Silver Spring, Maryland. But you don't know where you are so you cannot go, especially at night, unless you take me with you.
If that's not enough for you, there's the sole comment:
While I was there [in 1998] I stayed in a cheap hotel and had the window open. I was on the third floor. I called home and while I was on the phone there was a burst of 9MM automatic weapons fire in the street. My wife said it was pretty loud and was that the TV? I told her it wasn't the TV. It was live in the street in Washington, DC, which is more dangerous than Baghdad.
Ignorance is bliss, huh?
http://dcist.com/2010/08/welcome_to_dc_tea_party.php |
So there you have it, DC's more dangerous than Baghdad. |
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| Chaska |
| quote: | Originally posted by Groundhog Boy
Tea Party guide to this weekend for the big rally
So there you have it, DC's more dangerous than Baghdad. |
Wow. That excerpt is all kinds of retarded. How can someone compare DC to Baghdad? It's like saying New York is as backwards as Wyoming. |
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| The Vza |
Now Mel... contain yourself...
the same night that Ronski is playing the main room at Fur...
Ambivalent is playing The Patio.. at Fur
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D |
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| MeLLyMeL |
| Huge thanks to Claudia. So much great info!! Lol@ Ryans post. Thankfully I am going late at night so I will miss the tea parties shenanigans. Ravi , I heard!! Sounds wicked. Can not wait to hit up Fur. :). Oo one last question... I havent yet bought the way into DC... Are megabus/bolt usually on time? Bolts latest is 945 at the union station |
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