After Lotusphere I have been spending some days driving around Florida more specifically going to Tampa, St. Petersburg, Naples, Everglades, Key West, Kennedy Space Center and Daytona Beach. Now I’m in DC where I’m going to spend a couple of days before leaving for Copenhagen on Friday afternoon.
One question though – where do people shop in DC? I’m really looking for some shops with sunglasses and clothes in general but have been unable to find any. I guess it is because I’m staying in a business part of the city (I’m staying near the Washington Monument).
If anyone has any pointers I would really be grateful. I guess I need to take the subway or similar to get out of the central part of town but some general directions would be nice… 🙂
As an aside – I have spent the day (re-)seeing the sights (was in DC a couple of years ago) and it really seems that every other shop in DC is either a coffee shop (it seems like Starbucks really has a stronghold here) or a deli selling sandwiches. Quite amazing actually…
I just forwarded your URL to a friend and fellow IBM BP who lives in DC. I’m hoping he can help you out.
apparently there are some shops under the old post office building on Pennsylvania Ave…. oh, it sounds like Union Station has a bunch of shops underneath it as well
I can’t confirm either way as we only found out when talking to people tonight – we’re in Washington at the moment too and both of those are close to the city centre
There are some very nice shops and restaurants at Union Station. Getting there is easy by Metro. For more traditional shopping, many of us who live on Capitol Hill go to Pentagon City Mall for it’s variety and quality. It is across the Potomac from DC and has a Metro stop right in the Mall. Hope this helps. Enjoy your stay in DC.