One of the nation’s busiest train stations is only a few blocks from the law school.
Union Station is a historic train station and shopping mall. The dramatic architecture and statues around the building give it a casino-like quality, but it’s usually a much cheaper visit.
A palm room inside of Union Station in Washington D.C.
One of the first things that I noticed on the Washington D.C. subway (besides the terrible air conditioning) was a man wearing a hat with a “W” on it.
I figured he worked for Walgreens.
Becoming a subway rider was one of my biggest adjustments as a new D.C. resident.
I was a bus and bike commuter back in Minnesota, but quickly ditched public transit in Dallas. The roadway congestion in D.C. can get pretty gross during the week, so it was time to return to public transit.
Getting a card for the D.C. subway is relatively straight-forward, but there were a few surprises: