Tidal Basin

My new found love in DC are the shareable bikes. There are stands all over the city (including across the road from my hostel) and they cost $1 base fee plus $0.05 per minute.

From my hostel to the main areas is all down hill so I cruised down past the White House and Washington Monument to the Tidal Basin.

The lake has monuments to Martin Luther King, Franklin Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson (the dome building I was aiming to reach).Read more