More DC trip photos

We stayed in an old, historical hotel in DC called the Willard Hotel. This hotel is amazingly close to the White House. In fact, we walked about 1 block or 3 minutes to the White House. Quite a few past US presidents had stayed in this hotel before during its glory days in the early 1900s. Abraham Lincoln had stayed here for a few weeks and conducted state affairs here. Legend has it that the term "lobbyist" was invented here as people seeked favors from President Ulysees Grant when he chilled out in the lobby bar.

All told, we stayed here because it's free from frequent flier points. It's still quite nice but you can tell it's an older hotel and not worth the price. We met a Malaysian working at the reception desk. She is a hotel management student doing her on the job training. Isn't it amazing to run into Malaysian all the time?