Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
America > USA > Washington
When to go to Washington ( USA ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 5 | -2 | 7 | -26 | 24 | 85 | 11 |  |
| february | 6 | -1 | 8 | -26 | 30 | 75 | 10 | |
| march | 7 | 3 | 13 | -16 | 33 | 90 | 12 |  |
| april | 8 | 8 | 19 | -9 | 36 | 83 | 11 | |
| may | 9 | 13 | 25 | 1 | 35 | 93 | 12 |  |
| june | 9 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 40 | 98 | 11 | |
| july | 9 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 40 | 111 | 11 |  |
| august | 8 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 42 | 108 | 11 | |
| september | 8 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 39 | 93 | 8 | |
| october | 7 | 10 | 20 | -3 | 37 | 73 | 8 | |
| november | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 27 | 65 | 9 | |
| december | 4 | -1 | 8 | -25 | 24 | 78 | 10 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 5 hours of average sunlight in Washington and the overall temperature will vary between -25 and 24 (Celcius) in this area of USA. Usually you shouldn't see more than 11 rainy days wich is representative of this part of America.
What to do in Washington : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Federal Capital of the United States, Washington has about 600,000 inhabitants within the city.
Located in the eastern United States, the city underwent a humid subtropical climate, with a very hot and stormy, and cold and snowy winter.
The city is the headquarters of the White House, Capitol and other American institutions. She is also a popular tourist destination, due to many museums and remarkable buildings: the Washington Monument obelisk to honor the first president of the United States, Lincoln Memorial, the Library of Congress is the most much of the world by its number of volumes, the eighteen museums of the Smithsonian Institution and the National Air and Space Museum, which is the most visited U.S..
You will also find many art galleries, and the Kennedy Center concert hall houses an opera company. The city is served by two international airports, and subway for your journeys within the city.
There is also a free self-service bicycles. You'll have no trouble finding restaurants of all kinds, and the nightlife is always lively.
In addition, the city is regularly the scene of festive events, like the DC Jazz Festival, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, or the Week of the Restoration.
