Marshall and Eva are very congenial hosts. They have a lovely apartment that is squeaky clean and comfortable. There are about 6 steps into the apartment but unless someone can't handle stairs they are not difficult to climb (there is a railing). We traveled by Amtrak to Union station, took the Red Line to the Metro Center Station to get the Senior Card. This allowed us to use either the Metro subway or the bus at half the usual fare. We used the public transportation (usually the bus) to go to all the places we visited. The #80 bus takes you directly to Union Station and from there we used the Red Circulator bus to get around the mall. We also used the Blue Circulator to get to the Capital. I used Google Maps to get directions but it never mentioned the Circulator Buses. We found them very useful and inexpensive ($1 or $.50 for Seniors).