Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine March 2015 | Page 135

Travel | Washington DC

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Everyone lands in Washington DC
with an agenda. Politicians and
lobbyists arrive looking to change the
world, while travellers stop by to soak
up US and world history.
Words by Libby Zay
Translation by Aila El Edroos
© Dennis Govoni / Getty Images

The Galata Tower in Karaköy is a
medieval stone tower. Its top floors
Cherrybyblossom
trees and
bloom
are occupied
a restaurant
café,
near the Washington
which command
magnificentMonument,
views of
whichand
wasthe
built
to commemorate
Istanbul
Bosphorus
Strait.
the first American president.