subject: My Washington DC New Years Eve Experience [print this page] My Washington DC New Years Eve Experience
London, my home city, has extraordinary New Year's Eve parties, but after going to New York City last year watching a ball drop while standing in the freezing cold, my husband and I decided to try Washington DC New Years Eve.
Because we were traveling from so far away we made a week long vacation out it. We stayed at a five star hotel and even though we weren't in the room very much the service was excellent and made the trip more enjoyable. We had a concierge, who we tipped very well, to get us reservations at the best restaurants, shows, private museum viewings, and of course we had a car and driver at our disposal at all times which made our washington DC new years eve even more enjoyable.
We saw so many wonderful sights including The White House, the National Cathedral, and took a walk from Capitol Hill all the way down to the Lincoln Memorial. We ate at fabulous restaurants, drank amazing wine, and ended up at the hotel full and satisfied. However, there was one thing I needed desperately and that was a new dress for Washington DC New Years Eve.
After shopping in some of Washington's finest shops I found a beautiful cocktail dress and matching shoes to go with it. Back at the hotel my husband was looking online at all of the things to do in Washington dc on new years eve. There were so many parties to choose from but one party that caught our eye was a New Year's Eve Gala. The description made it sound like it had everything we could want to do.
So we bought our tickets and first went out to dinner with new friend's we met in the hotel. By the time we got to the party Washington DC New Years Eve was in full swing. We danced and drank champagne and counted down to 2011 with a Lady Gaga impersonator to a magical balloon drop. By 1:00a.m. we were exhausted and went back to our hotel. The Gala was excellent and so was our whole trip to Washington, D.C.
