Smithsonian museum at Dulles

I love driving in Paris. I drove there for the first time when I was
17, on a summber break to visit my mom in Toulouse. I stopped and
stayed in Parid first for a few days with my uncle. He rented a car
for me after my insistance, I wasn't old enough, and he didn't have a
car, because the subway was more convenient. The first time driving in
a circle was definitely an experience to rememeber. The streets were
tiny even for the compact that I was driving. At night cars are park
everywhere, including on sidewalks and medians. What a hecktic place.
The following trips, I opted for the metro and got a Europass to see
Europe. What a great deal that Europass was, one price, all you can
ride on Europes railway for a month.

Bryan

WP wrote"
I can relate to the European driving! When I was in Italy I soon
discovered
that the green light meant "Go and haul butt", the yellow meant," what
the
heck go and haul butt" , and the red meant" ahhh go for it and haul
butt".
And it seemed so strange to see 4 or 5 people on those moped looking
little
scooters going just as fast as they could !


Patrick
student SPL
aircraft structural mech
"

That brings back memories and really put a big grin on my face. ;^)

Jay wrote:
I really appreciate the lodging offer, but I suspect we'll probably find a
hotel near Dulles, just for convenience sake. Got any suggestions?
All I
ask is that it have a suite, with two separate sleeping areas for the
kids
and us.

I'll see what I can find out. There are a few that have popped up
overnight, it seams almost. How many days are you staying?

Bryan

On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 10:26:27 -0500, "B. Jensen"
wrote:

Can you get from downtown DC to the Dulles museum via the Metro or do
you have to take a bus?

You have to take the dedicated NASM bus from the museum on the Mall.
The Metro plus bus will get you to Dulles (it's actually about the
same price, say two bucks on the Metro and five bucks on the Dulles
bus) but then you are nowhere near Udvar-Hazy. You'd have to take a
cab.


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B. Jensen wrote:
Can you get from downtown DC to the Dulles museum via the Metro or do
you have to take a bus?


You can't get anywhere near Dulles on the Metro. Your best bet is the
Smithsonian Shuttle that goes between the two musuems. The closest
you can get on Metro is to go to West Falls Church and catch the coach
up to the Main Terminal, but that places you 4 miles from the museum
with no way to get down there short of taking a cab. I can't explain
why there's no shuttle bus between the terminal and the museum other
than the fact that the parking is CHEAPER at the airport than at the
musueum.

I use Priceline everywhere. I paid $65/night for Comfort Inn in
Alexandria. It included breakfast (waffles, donuts, etc). Priceline is
the way to go if you travel often.

-Robert

B. Jensen wrote:
Can you get from downtown DC to the Dulles museum via the Metro or do
you have to take a bus?

Thanks,

BJ

The only transportation to the Udvar-Hazy Center is the "NASM Express"
which goes between the downtown museum and the Udvar-Hazy Center. See
the NASM webpage (www.nasm.si.edu) for details.

Margy
Cub Driver wrote:

On Mon, 30 May 2005 00:53:46 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:



We loved the Metro!

When we visited D.C. in 2000, we didn't rent a car,



Everyone in DC rides the Metro. It is brilliantly designed, fast,
reasonably priced, and safe. I have ridden it from Greenbelt in the
north to Vienna in the southwest, from 7 a.m. to midnight, and I've
never felt a qualm.
There are no cops on the Metro, and no muggers either, and almost no
vagrants. It is rarely crowded. It may well be the best public
transport system in the world.


-- all the best, Dan Ford

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Jay,

I stopped at Hawthorne Suites to get some info for you. This place is
in Herdon. The desk guy said that for Fri & Sat nites, $109.00 which
is very very good price around here and the place looks very clean.
The price is for a two bedroom suite. 1-800-527-1133.

Hawthorne Suites
467 Herndon Pkwy
Herndon, VA 20170
703-437-5000

Andy Anderson - Director of Sales ext. 603
Roger Ponce - Sales Mngr ext. 602
Dhanielle Graham - Operations Mngr ext. 611

Very hard to find non-Indian managed places around here. Let's just
say I had many bad experiences...

Anyways, I'll try to get you a couple more before you leave. I'll
email you my phone numbers.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

Jay,

My daughters had their semi black belt ceremony yesterday at 1:00pm and
at 3:00pm (two daughters in two different Tae Kwan Do groups due to age
difference). by the time we got done and went to the museum, they said
that every display had been removed and taken away. I asked about the
family from Iowa or Idaho, and they told me they didn't know anything
about it.

I was hoping that you'd call my cell phone, we went to a frtiends house
in gainsville to watch the Tyson's fight on PPV and I was hoping that
your family could come along to the fight/cookout.

Anyways, if you are still in town and want to hook up, please call us.

Bryan "The Monk" Chaisone

My daughters had their semi black belt ceremony yesterday at 1:00pm and
at 3:00pm (two daughters in two different Tae Kwan Do groups due to age
difference). by the time we got done and went to the museum, they said
that every display had been removed and taken away. I asked about the
family from Iowa or Idaho, and they told me they didn't know anything
about it.

Hi Bryan,

Well, since I'm just receiving this message now, you know the answer. The
displays were taken down around 2PM, for reasons that I still don't fully
understand. Margy (if you're reading this) next year you might keep the
event going longer -- I mean, heck, as long as we were there, you might as
well make us work till, say, 3 PM?

;-)

our anonymity. Oh well -- to most of the museum workers and volunteers
I'm sure we were just a "bunch of little planes out in the parking lot."
But, with any luck, we *may* have provided a little enlightenment to a few
visitors!

Dang, Bryan, I wish we could have met "in the flesh"... Next time!

Blue skies!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"