Our Nations Capital
I have returned from my first trip to D.C. and I must say I had a really good time. It was MORE than I ever expected it to be - my first real ‘city’ so to speak. I’ve visted big cities in Europe and walked the streets of some medium sized cities here in the States - but I really had no idea things could be the way they are there.
Observations I made about D.C.
1: The Metro is a way of life. Without it you all could not survive.
2: Clean that green residue off the monuments - oxidation and whatever else it is may be natural - but shouldn’t be ignored. If you want a reminder of how to keep things in tip top shape you should all go see the Old Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
3: For the love of god - SLOW DOWN! You’re all in a hurry to rush thru life and die. And work on that hospitality..you weren’t rude, but you weren’t too nice either. I probably shouldn’t visit NYC because someone might get a bloody italian nose :/.
4: Visitors - don’t expect to see it all in one trip. It’s impossible…if you wanna see it all you might as well move there. We TRIED to see it all and the “vacation” ended up wearing us out.
5: Cost of living…holy god. You may make 53 grand starting salary but you spend 3/4 on that rent and metro fare.
I thought of several things as I wanted to blog about DC - but sadly it’s all been wiped with time. Regardless of the fact that their tea sucks and everyones in a rush…I admit here and now that I could move up there and live. It would be a huge change and I still can’t figure out how people get groceries but I think I could eat, live, sleep and WORK the federal government. FBI White Shirt, SS White Shirt, USM, ATF, DEA…something!
But I’m still stuck on deciding between the SBI and the US Marshals. This is beyond the hardest thing I’ve ever had to decide…
Ok enough of that. Some of you have requested pictures. Theres over 300 and thats not really feasable without a gallery so you’re just going to have take some random ones I choose and thumbnail here.
Oh and much thanks to Megans Dad for letting me tag along on the family vacation.
White House thru the Fence
/Salute
Marine One!
Lincoln Memorial
Just thought the timing on this was funny..
United States Supreme Court
P-51 Mustang
I would like to upload more but - these will do for now.
***GRRR I know the code is messed up for some of these and I’m too dizzy to fix it right now so..just enjoy the thumbnails.
August 4th, 2005 at 1:05 pm
Glad you had such a great trip! I love DC. I couldn’t live there but the history of it just leaves me in aw…. Good luck with your decision making process.