INAUGURATION, The Ball and White House Tour
We arrived in DC on Sunday around 11:00 went off to explore the Mall. Met up with friends at the Botanical Gardens and enjoyed a wonderful lunch at the Native American Museum and we had wonderful native food. Anna and I stayed to check out the museum while Judy and Deborah hiked to the Lincoln Memorial. Anna and I made our way back up Capitol Hill to our Hotel on 200 C Street and 2nd Street. It was quite a hike and I was exhausted and decided to stay at the Hotel while the girls met up at a Historic Neighborhood Bar.
Inauguration Day: we stood with a million other enthusiastic mostly younger people to watch the swearing in ceremony. It was inspiring to see such a diverse and friendly crowd. I was renewed with hope that we can work together to make a better world. FORWARD; Into the new century. Everyone carried a cell phone to record the event and the feeling of being part of this diverse community was worth the physical endurance it took to walk miles and stand for hours in lines. The Presidents Inauguration speech brought tears to the eyes of many. It was an honor to be there and see history in the making.
We did not accept the tickets for the parade that Judy was offered. We went back to our hotel to rest up for the Ball and find some food to keep going. One has to realize ones limits after all. We needed to get ready for the Ball, we watched the Parade on our TV in our beautiful Hotel Suite.
The Ball was hard to describe. Thousands of people all dressed up milling about. The music was great and seeing the President dance with Michelle was the high point of the evening.
The tour of the White House 11:00am. Frigid cold standing in line. The White House was beautiful just like the pictures only better. The floral arrangements were exquisite. The portraits of past presidents wonderful to see up close. We just missed a Surprise visit of the President, First Lady and Bo. If we were just a little slower moving through we would have gotten to meet them. Kathy F. From Greenville was there and had the her picture shaking hands with Michelle posted (picture on the day) on the White House website. I will attach it below, along with a few pictures from our trip.
The Inaugural Ball at the Convention Center Monday Jan.21, 2013
Above my view of the Inauguration. At least I could hear, the sound was good but too far to see much.
Being pare of this sea of humanity was amazing. It filled me with hope. The crowd was friendly and joyful.
The view from out Hotel room window. The flag is on the Capitol Building, Library of Congress was very close.
Our little hotel was perfect. Great breakfast and great location.
Looking forward to returning to Pennsylvania and continuing to work for OFA.
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DWMC next meeting will be Saturday, Feb.9 MCAAA (Senior Citizens Center in Hermitage)
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