Walking Round Washington? You Must Be One of Those Crazy English ; Giles Milton Ignores Local Advice to Take the Subway - and Sees the Capital in All Its Quirky Glory

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So here's the dilemma. You have an elderly aunt you ought to visit. And you have a funloving young cousin you want to visit. Which do you choose? Of course you do! Me, too. And that's exactly how I had always felt about Washington and New York.

The former was the elderly aunt: staid, slow-moving and a little boring.

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Walking Round Washington? You Must Be One of Those Crazy English ; Giles Milton Ignores Local Advice to Take the Subway - and Sees the Capital in All Its Quirky Glory

The latter was the young cousin: loud, brash and exciting.

But now that I have spent a few days with the aunt, I'll definitely be visiting her more often. Washington, I've discovered, is one of the most vibrant and dynamic capital cities in the world.

Perhaps this is not surprising. It is home to some of the brightest movers and shakers in America, it's every b...

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