Spring Break in DC

Last week we enjoyed our spring break in our capital city. It was our first family trip there but it was my third trip to DC. We had done quite a research using my normal site - Trip Advisor to gather all the information. We stayed there for 7 days/6 nights at the Sheraton Crystal City. I snatched such a great deal for $80/night during the busiest week in DC from Priceline. It was the same week as the Cherry Blossom Festival.

The hotel is in a perfect location. It is right across the street from the metro station. We parked our car and didn't moved it for the whole week. Miss J and Mr. Z really took into city living and using the metro to heart. They each learned how to read the metro map. They knew which stop we were supposed to get off. Being the most obessive compulsive person in the family, Mr. Z's goal was to ride every single line. Unfortunately, we didn't manage the Green line so we probably will have to go back again in the future.

We managed to save during our vacation with a great planning this trip. I checked out a few restaurants in the area and was able to purchase $10 certificate from restaurant.com for $0.30 for a couple restaurants. Since we stayed in the normal hotel this time instead of condo or apartment rental, cooking is out of the window. Dining out was planned so that we won't break the bank. There were plenty of cheap eat around town if you know where to look.

We lunched at the Ronald Reagan's food court, the Old Post Office Tower's food court, the Union Station's food court and even had snack at the Capitol Hill's food court.. You see the theme here... :) But I had to say we really enjoyed the polish sausage we got from the food stall right in front of the National Museum of American History.. We also tried out a few local restaurants like the Open City when we went to the National Zoo or the Old Ebbitt Grill next to the White House..

Now on to the what-did-we-do in DC... I don't think I will be able to fit it in one post. So stay tune on the detail for each day on our adventure!