21-11-2003 10:32									#61
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse Which areas do I need to avoid to stop from getting shot?

The United States

	21-11-2003 10:39									#62
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Keep away from E-NE of about 13th and you'll be just fine. Even in this area, the worst that would happen is mugging. Off of the Adams Morgan strip a couple blocks to the north can be sketchy too.

	21-11-2003 10:45									#63
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Remember that Washington has always been a bar and brothel town. At times, parts of town have gained respectability, but only recently has the whole of downtown been an office park.

	21-11-2003 10:45									#64
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Thanks - that's handy to know. 13th street is only 3 blocks from the embassy

It's like ancient Rome

	21-11-2003 10:51									#65
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Well, the area is being filled in. A new rather huge convention center was opened this year directly east of the embassy on 9th. But there's still a one or two block gap at 10th and 11th that is a wasteland, which breeds problems. There's not much to see there anyway, so it's easier to just keep you out of the area.

	21-11-2003 10:58									#66
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Don't they give embassy types a guard or something?

At least a tour guide- "Steer toward the fanciful structures, and away from the unsettling chaps."

	21-11-2003 11:10									#67
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unsettling chaps? you mean there are Australians over there?

	21-11-2003 11:24									#68
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quote: Off the map to the north, but a very short cab ride away is Adams Morgan that has a strip of bars and restaurants. It has something for everybody. You can just walk along the strip and see what you like. Restaurant and bar district feel.

I heartily recommend the Madam's Organ. Had a great time there this spring.

	21-11-2003 11:49									#69
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten quote: Off the map to the north, but a very short cab ride away is Adams Morgan that has a strip of bars and restaurants. It has something for everybody. You can just walk along the strip and see what you like. Restaurant and bar district feel. I heartily recommend the Madam's Organ. Had a great time there this spring.

psst...he wants a bar, not a brothel.

	21-11-2003 12:05									#70
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quote: psst...he wants a bar, not a brothel.

Yeah right. I know my Australians...

	21-11-2003 13:24									#71
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well at least I know where the queer as folk areas are if I feel like a cocktail

	21-11-2003 13:28									#72
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How far is the Aussie embassy from Dupont Circle?

	21-11-2003 14:33									#73
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse well at least I know where the queer as folk areas are if I feel like a cocktail

Ah yes, Smirnoff Ice on tap and no loose women.

	21-11-2003 14:35									#74
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten I heartily recommend the Madam's Organ. Had a great time there this spring.

Yes, there is nothing so satisfying as sexual intercourse sanctified by god through the gift of marriage and man via the payment of a nominal registration fee.

	21-11-2003 22:24									#75
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quote: Originally posted by Alexander's Horse I might have more flexibility If I have to come back stateside in the third week of January next year.

I assume you're referring to January 2005...

	21-11-2003 23:45									#76
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quote: How far is the Aussie embassy from Dupont Circle?

DuPont is at 19th Street -- 3 blocks from the embassy at 16th Street. But DuPont Circle is more mixed than 17th Street, for instance, which is only 2 blocks away. 14th Street used to have several bathhouses, before they went out of fashion. Now 14th Street is rather respectable (and is becoming a nice place to live) and is a mix. All of these areas are just north of the business district. The embassy is on the first block of zoned residential.

	22-11-2003 03:46									#77
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As I was walking around today, I also remembered another piece of advice:

Do not give any money to anyone for any reason at any time.

It doesn't matter if it's a kid asking for money for a "youth club", a panhandler or someone with a laminated ticket saying the have to get home. I've seen tourists sucked into giving away money because they didn't know better.

Just something to know because of D.C.'s homeless problem....

	22-11-2003 03:58									#78
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On 22nd Street and N (I believe) there is a bar that serves buffalo beef and hamburgers-but they are famous for having the largest selection of beers in the world..almost 1000 different types..A must I say, and they are moderately priced as well..I forget the name of the place..anyone here know which bar I am talking about?

	22-11-2003 04:08									#79
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That is the Brickskeller. All beer is bottled. The crowd is rather youngish. It's not professional. Very casual. Slightly high decibel level. A great place to go. I closed the place down a couple of months ago.

	22-11-2003 04:18									#80
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quote: Originally posted by -Jrabbit I assume you're referring to January 2005...

no, I could be back in the thrid week of January 2004.

	25-11-2003 00:07									#81
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I'd be up for meeting the 6th or 7th. Just let me know and I will drop my contact info in a pm.

	25-11-2003 02:01									#82
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quote: Originally posted by Theben psst...he wants a bar, not a brothel.

Yeah, whores are probably too expensive over there

	26-11-2003 13:48									#83
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I went to the New Zealand Embassy once. That's like the same thing, right?

My brother and half my friends from college live in No Va.
Wish I could go.

You could spend all Saturday in one Smithsonian center and still feel cheated of the whole. The top draws: Air & Space if you like to ogle a few historic vehicles. Nat'l Galleries of Art if you like I. M. Pei's architecture and incomprehensibly over-rated doodlings.

* Straybow gets sappy with nostalgia, humming Shenandoah…

	26-11-2003 14:18									#84
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Horse, you old bastard, check you PMs...

	28-11-2003 08:40									#85
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okay I've got a much better idea what my movements are now so I'll be in touch shortly.

	28-11-2003 11:39									#86
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If you need to check the internet and have a smoke during your stay, there's a good cybercafe two short blocks north of the embassy on 17th street. Past the CVS and the sushi restaurant. They keep reasonably late hours and have a relaxed atmosphere.

I'll pm you my details, in case you can't check in.

	28-11-2003 11:58									#87
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ta, i'll probably won't reply to the PM's till I'm in transit. It will give me something to do in the layovers.

I should be free most evenings at about cocktail hour. Saturday 6 december is the free day at this stage.

What's the weather like over there? I'm proposing to bring my trench coat and buy a nice warm men's winter hat while I'm there. You can't get decent winter hats here.

	28-11-2003 12:05									#88
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The weather has been mixed. Some days it's 65, others it's 45 or 50. It hasn't gotten much colder than 40 lately. A trenchcoat should be fine.

	28-11-2003 12:11									#89
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I hope it snows - never seen a white christmas.

	28-11-2003 12:16									#90
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It's been known to happen in DC, you just have to get lucky. I thought it might on Monday, but the weather may have changed.