On my tour, we visited many of the above but the sights that stood out most to me were the US Navy M

I woke up and peered out the window in hopes that I would see the sun shining down on DC. Instead it looked as if it was about to pour. Ugh! It has been gloomy, overcast and just about to rain this whole trip so far! The good part is that the rain has held up so I really can t complain.
Once I arrived at City Segway Tours the sky opened up and it started to pour buckets! I thought to myself that there was no way we would be jumping on these Segways for the first time in attempts biloxi hotels to not only learn to ride them but to also take in the sights of Washington DC.
But NO , City Segway Tours had no thoughts of holding us back due to the lashing rain outside. If anything, the guides seemed as if they were even more excited to get us out there and show us the city!
There were two groups assigned to two different Segway guides. biloxi hotels My guide was Louis/Lewis (not sure which way it s spelled). Louis lead our group outside to a small alley next to the City Segway Tours building and gave us the run down. You could tell he had perfected his instructions biloxi hotels and that he had worked there for a while because he really knew what he was talking about when it came down to mounting/dismounting, turning, preventing accidents and operating the Segways in a safe manner.
What I liked most about Louis was that he always put a humorous spin on his instructions. Although he was serious about all the rules and regulations that City Segway Tours has (for a good reason) he always seemed to have a funny short story to tell or a joke associated with his instructions.
Now it was time for us to get on our Segways one by one in order to do a few practice runs. Louis asked our group of 7 which one of us would like to go first. Nobody raised their hands. I think most people are gung ho about riding a Segway when they re on the way to the shop and then once they see the thing they re instantly intimidated by it. This is totally understandable because I felt the same way at first.
Louis asked us again and still nobody raised their hands so I bit the bullet and said, I ll do it! Louis had mentioned that when we mount our Segways for the first time we will probably end up doing the Segway dance. This is when you move forward and back, forward and back, forward and back. When I stepped on the Segway for the first time I had this in mind and I was determined not to do it!
Once I steadied myself I started to press into my toes and all of a sudden biloxi hotels the Segway started to accelerate forward. Whoa! Just a few feet later I leaned into my heels and the Segway started to slow down. Eventually after a few minutes of figuring it out I realized that riding a Segway is all about the pressure you put into your toes and heels. You want to move forward? Lean into your toes. Backwards? Lean into your heels. It s as easy as that!
Turning is simple as well because your handlebars only move in two directions (left/right), and they move in a motion I can only describe as the movement a windshield wiper makes. You ll notice quickly that your Segway has a zero degree turning radius. All you have to do is push your handlebars in the direction you want to go and it turns on a dime.
You ll find that through out the tour you ll learn a lot about riding a Segway. At one point in the tour I almost forgot I was on one. It was as if I was controlling the Segway with my brain. I just thought about where I wanted to go, and I went.
On my tour, we visited many of the above but the sights that stood out most to me were the US Navy Memorial, Canadian biloxi hotels Embassy, Newseum, US Capitol Building, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam War Memorial, Smithsonian Castle, and of course, biloxi hotels the White House!
Even though I had already visited some of the sights the previous day when I did some sightseeing in DC , it was cool to have a professional guide with me this time who could explain the history behind the buildings biloxi hotels and memorials that I was looking at.
Overall I would highly recommend City Segway Tours DC. My guide was friendly, personable, knowledgeable and best of all hilarious! Again, I can t stress enough how important humor is when it comes to tours. If I m on a tour with a guide who is straight laced, dull and just full of boring information, I totally tune right out. Louis kept our groups attention the entire time while providing us with some really interesting facts and information about each of the memorials, biloxi hotels monuments, and buildings that we visited along the way.
Whether it s your first or tenth time in Washington, DC I recommend you give these Segways a shot. They are certainly intimidating at first but once you get on one you won t want to get off. They re fun, easy to operate and a great way to see the city.
Disclosure: The City Segway Tour of Washington DC was comped to me in exchange for a review of my DC Segway experience. All views and opinions expressed above are my own and this has been yet another honest review by Ryan at PauseTheMoment.com