[Raven]

While the heat is definitely oppressive in D.C. in August....the prices for great hotels are very inexpensive and the concierge will tell you where to eat....also, they have that great tram thing, where you buy an all day pass and go wherever you want, get off, go see a sight, and then get back on....

When I lived in Philly, I used to go to D.C. all the time, summer notwithstanding. Good place to get absorbed, Peaches.