Washington D.C. is my favorite place. If given the choice to live anywhere, I would live there. The energy and excitement that come with being in our nation's capital entice and captivate me. The fact that you are in the seat of power and the home of one of the most powerful people in the world is just so cool.
The monuments are some of the prettiest things in D.C. They get all lit up at night, and look really pretty. I loved walking the mall- no matter how bad it made my feet hurt- and seeing the monuments that represent our great nation.
While I was in D.C., the fillibuster or whatever it is called was going on. So, Obama was going to the Capital. We managed to catch a glimpse of his motorcade one day. Last time I had been in Washington D.C., Bush had been in office, and we got to see his motorcade. When we saw him, he smiled and waved at all of the people lining the streets. This time however, there was hardly anybody out on the street - it was like no one noticed that the amount of police had increased and there were guys with machine guns out. And, when Obama rolled by, he didn't smile or wave at the people who were there. It was kind of lame.
I got to do something super cool while in Washington D.C. I joined a protest. Well, sort of. I stood in with a protest to take a picture, so that is basically the same thing, right? I have no idea what these people were protesting.
Some of the other people outside the White House were pretty interesting too. There are all sorts of crazies that end up out there. One guy was singing about Allah, which wouldn't be weird, except he was doing it in front of the White House, with a big suitcase. He wast an interesting fellow. There was also a protest about Chernobyl that is the longest protest ever. Its a little tarp tent with hippies protesting something with nuclear power. There was also a guy who just pulled down his pants and mooned the White House. It was pretty hilarious.
One of the two tours of the Capital that we got was from our representative, Aaron Shock. I was extremely disappointed because I did not get to meet him. We did get to go in his office, and I got to take this picture above. He had a pretty cool office. But I am still pretty disappointed I didn't get to meet him.
Em, we were in D.C. during the sequestration (and by the way, my feet still hurt from that trip!).
ReplyDeleteA sequestration is the process that limits the size of the federal budget. It's why the White House tours were canceled. President Obama was going to the Capitol to talk with Senator Boehner and other Republicans to work on a deal. A filibuster is something that a Senator can do to block or delay action and that has been in the news a lot this year too!
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