Meetup in Washington, DC

[Braineack]

Day pass is $14.50

you can only buy them in commuter stores (or where else you can buy the plastic smartrip card): Metro - Fares

you should be able to load them or add a day pass anywhere.

It'll only really be worth it if we plan on making 4-5 trips by rail. Pretty sure almost everything we do will be about $1.75 a stop (depending on distance).

So, say you come in from Tysons to Farragut W. That's $3.60. If we only go from the WH area to the zoo and then home. It's $1.75 to head up to the zoo and then another $3.60 back to tysons.

Total = $8.95

We'd need to take 4 more $1.75 stops to surpass the value of the day pass.

 

[mishele]

I guess I'm going to get a hotel in Bethesda. I know there is a Metro right across the street. Woot!!

 

[JoeW]

I guess I'm going to get a hotel in Bethesda. I know there is a Metro right across the street. Woot!!

Or you could get a motel in Rosslyn, VA and meet Brainiack, myself and others for the early morning shoot at the Iwo Jima (which is only a couple of blocks away from either the Hyatt or the Marriott). If you got in to Rosslyn at Friday night, the skyline and lights are much better on the Virginia side of the river. Hint, hint!

 

[mishele]

I'll look up that area but there is noway I'm going to make a sunrise. I have about a 2 1/2 hour drive to get down there...hehe
Oh and that's not counting all the time that I'm going to be lost. lol

 

[mishele]

Or you could get a motel in Rosslyn, VA and meet Brainiack, myself and others for the early morning shoot at the Iwo Jima (which is only a couple of blocks away from either the Hyatt or the Marriott). If you got in to Rosslyn at Friday night, the skyline and lights are much better on the Virginia side of the river. Hint, hint!

Whoa!! I'm not driving downtown...lol

 

[runnah]

Have fun you crazy kids!

 

[The_Traveler]

Mish,

If you get a hotel in Bethesda, I will go in on that Metro line and make certain you can find the coffee shop.

Lew

 

[jowensphoto]

Day pass is $14.50

you can only buy them in commuter stores (or where else you can buy the plastic smartrip card): Metro - Fares

you should be able to load them or add a day pass anywhere.

It'll only really be worth it if we plan on making 4-5 trips by rail. Pretty sure almost everything we do will be about $1.75 a stop (depending on distance).

So, say you come in from Tysons to Farragut W. That's $3.60. If we only go from the WH area to the zoo and then home. It's $1.75 to head up to the zoo and then another $3.60 back to tysons.

Total = $8.95

We'd need to take 4 more $1.75 stops to surpass the value of the day pass.

Touche! I've never tried buying a pass, I'm behind the times with my fare cards. Usually travel during rush, so it ends up costing like $8 each way. I really need to get a pass - I'm in DC often.

 

[Braineack]

Just trying to save you a few bucks It does make it a lot easier.

 

[The_Traveler]

A little conceptual update with some new potential venues.

My thoughts were that we could gather at 8 or so, eat breakfast, talk and then we could head for potential shooting venues in a couple of groups or singly or whatever then plan on meeting again at lunch time and redo that.

The morning could be filled with some of the scenic sights as targets; I'm certain that the locals from Northern VA have them down pat.
Among the non-monument things are the museums, Capital Hill, Library of Congress, Eastern Market.
Lunch in Union Station or Chinatown (more fun, I think) then we have a choice of taking the Metro to the Zoo and/or one of two new events on Sat afternoon.

H Street Fair
I suggest you look at this short video about the fair. H Street is a newly refurbished section of DC that has become a restaurant, store mecca for staffers, Gallaudet students and pretty much everyone else. Union Station is at H and North Capitol so it's an 11 minute walk.
Entrance Free

or

Capitol Bacon Fest
not kidding, a bacon fest.
Admission is $25 includes 3 tickets for bacon samples
Capitol Bacon Fest - September 20th 2014

Getting to Peets Coffee by Subway. - see previous post about exact directions but Peets is at 1700 Pennsyvania (across from Old Exec Office Bldg)

For those not used to DC subways, there is a ride planner at Metro - Rider Tools - Trip Planner
One must buy a farecard with some $ on it at a machine which takes CC, debit and cash.Parking at lot can be paid on exit with farecard or credit card.
The card costs $1 and is refillable. The card is swiped on entry and then again when you exit.
NO EATING/DRINKING on train.

I will be at Peet's Coffee at 1700 Pennsylvania about 8:05 or 8:10 depending on if train runs a bit late.

Be certain to bring cash for meals.

The weather should be perfect.
I will be wearing shorts, t-short, athletic shoes and carrying a black messenger bag and might be sitting reading if I get there early.

Please send me your mobile number so I can redistribute tomorrow.

 

[snowbear]

I am sad I can't make it, but happy that my MIL will be home for a little while after her surgery. This is the third rescheduling of the family reunion.

And yes, there is the bacon festival. For the oddballs (kidding, really) there is a vegetarian thing at the same time, two blocks away.

DC has always been a city of conflicts.

 

[runnah]

I met Lew so that is all that matters.

 

[Braineack]

Sunrise for Saturday Sept. 20th is supposed to be at 6:37am. I will plan on being at the Iwo Jima memorial (on the west side so the memorial is between me and the sunrise) at 6:20am.

Sun just peeked up at 6:50 today. By 7:00am it was completely up in the sky

this was at 6:54am:

 

[mishele]

I can't wait to get up at 4am!!! WOOHOO!! lol

 

[JoeW]

Okay, just a last minute status check....I know that Braineack and myself are planning on being at the Iwo Jima memorial at 6:20am on Saturday. Who else is still planning on being there to join us? I ask b/c I want to make sure if you're running late, that we don't shoot a sunrise and then wander off to another location to shoot golden hour reflections or maybe grab coffee and hot chocolate.