The Congressional...

We might joke about it, but the Congressional Apartment building has been a solid place to live these past two months. Equipped with a full kitchen, living room, bathroom and room for 4 people, it has been a nice home away from home. Also, unlike some other rooms in the building (room 610), we have a full set of silverware.


Congressional Apartment Building

Yet what I like most about living in the Congressional Apartment building is the location. I am extremely fortunate to be able to walk to work every day to the Hall of the States building, just about a 10-15 minute trip. This helps me save big time on those metro rates that just recently went up.

Additionally, the building is ridiculously close to some of DC's most historical landmarks. We are literally a block away from the Supreme Court, and just about two blocks from the Capitol Building.

The location offers a perfect opportunity to get some exercise by running to various points of interest as well. The apartment is just 1.7 miles to the Washington Monument and just a little bit further for the WWII Memorial. Further still is the Lincoln Memorial, about 2.7 miles away. The White House is 2.1 miles away on Pennsylvania Ave., and the Vietnam Memorial is 2.5 miles away, close to the Lincoln Memorial. If you're feeling adventurous, you can take a run to the FDR Memorial, which is a bit over 2.8 miles away. If you don't want to go that far, there is always the Jefferson Memorial and new MLK Monument in that area, about a 2.5 mile trip (location distances courtesy of Google Maps).



WWII Memorial



FDR Memorial

Running to these historic sites adds some excitement to exercise. I will miss having the luxury and ability to run to "the tallest free-standing stone structure" (Washington Monument) when we leave!

 -Kevin Arndt