Handy Tips to Make Negotiating Around Town Easier The direction a train is going is determined by its final destination. (e.g. an orange line train heading west will say, "orange line to Vienna.") Most of the time, trains come from the right. If the tracks are in the middle, the trains often come from the left. This is usually the case at stations where two lines intersect. Carry plenty of dollar bills for the farecard machines, unless you want to walk around with 10 pounds of quarters in your pockets. The new machines look a little different, but now you can use them just like the old ones. (i.e. insert money first, select amount of fare...) The only change is where you press when you are done - and you can pay with plastic now. For a cheap, but unnarrated bus tour of the city, take a 32, 34 , or 36 Metro bus. You can start at Eastern Market Metro, and catch a Westbound one from across the street that goes all the way to Georgetown. Georgetown is crowded and overrated. Try Capitol Hill (Eastern Market or Capitol South), Dupont Circle, or Upper Northwest (Tenley Town, Cleveland Park, etc.)

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