| Date: 25 Jul 2002 |
Day #: 2 |
City: Washington, DC |
| Points of Interest: White House, US Capitol, US Supreme Court, Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial, Washington Monument, Vietnam War Memorial, Korean War Memorial |
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| The US Capitol Building |
Today's all about exploring the District of Columbia. I woke around 7:30, got on the Metro at Dunn Loring-Merrifield station around 8am, and off again at Smithsonian/National Mall stop at 8:50.
I walked down to the Lincoln Memorial via the White House, which had a huge yellow crane in front of it.
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| The National Crane rests on the White House lawn. |
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| Lincoln Memorial |
Saw the
Vietnam and Korean memorials, then walked along the Potomac to the
Jefferson monument.
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| Statue beside the Vietnam Memorial |
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| Korean War Memorial |
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| Jefferson Memorial viewed from across the Tidal Basin |
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| Washington Monument viewed from the Jefferson Memorial |
Walked up the mall to Capitol Hill, then over to the Supreme Court.
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| US Capitol Building |
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| US Supreme Court |
Started looking for a metro, ultimately found the one at Union Station. Got lunch at Uno’s. From Union Station, I walked down Massachusetts Avenue until I saw Chinatown, where I diverted to see the “town”: It seemed oddly real, like an EPCOT version of a
Chinatown. I carried on until I hit George
Washington University. Crossfire on CNN has free tickets, but I’m told they’re ‘sold out’ until august 2. Doors open at 6 for standby, and it’s like 3:30 now.
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| Ribbon Donkey |
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| Grecian Elephant |
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| Elephant Presley |
So I trotted down to Georgetown University, where I started to feel a swelling in my ankle. It got so bad that I had to stop walking and let the pain subside. Chuck Taylor All-stars aren’t known for their support. I made it to the Crossfire studio around 5pm, where I could sit for a while in A/C and not seem out of place. #2 in standby line. In my seat at 6:35. I had to pass through a metal detector, so I left my camera and bag in coat check.
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| Paul Begala from Crossfire |
Crossfire Topics:
1) Political fallout from corporate scandal, w/ John Conyers (D Mich) vs Davis (R VA),
2) Bush and vacation plans,
3) Best of Senate bloopers (Jim Traficant R OH), which were clips from old shows.
Hosts: Paul Begala and Bob Novak. Also, Connie Chung said “it’s the best” about junk food.
Overall, kind of fun, but the majority of the audience was a group of interns who knew much more about political people than I did. I called Justin around 8:05pm, when the live show ended and he’ll pick me up at the metro by him. Hopped on the “Orange line to
Vienna” and I was on my way. I get a kick out of that because there is no way this is going to Austria. The metro is much, much darker than I think it should be. Almost cave-like. The DC Metro stations look like someone folded concrete waffles around the rails. Got Panda Express for dinner, fortune said “Be prepared for a sudden, needed, and happy change in plans”
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