Book excerpt: A complete guide for everything you need to experience a great Long Weekend in WASHINGTON, D.C. Updated throughout the year, you'll save a lot of time using this concise guide. "There is so much to do in the nation's capital that I found the other 2 guidebooks we'd bought were so long and complicated that we were completely bewildered. We ended up using this one. Much more to the point." -Ellen P., Racine "The Delaplaine guide books 'cut to the chase.' You get what you need and don't get what you don't." -Wilma K., Seattle =LODGINGS, from budget to deluxe = RESTAURANTS, from the finest the area has to offer ranging down to the cheapest (with the highest quality). More than sufficient listings to make your Long Weekend memorable. =PRINCIPAL ATTRACTIONS -- don't waste your precious time on the lesser ones. We've done all the work for you. =SHOPPING - some under the radar shops you'll want to know about.