Wsshington D.C.

From Tennessee we went into D.C.

Just by driving around you can feel that this city is different. You can feel the power. Not too many people live in D.C., it's too expensive. Most people live in Baltimore or the surrounding areas. Thanks to Faheem, a friend from Miami, who took us around, we saw a lot more of D.C. than we would have been able to see on our own.

In D.C. we visited all the monuments, the Smithsonian where we saw the dinosaurs and the Hope Diamond (see pictures below). What was amazing, was that everything was free. All the monuments and museums were all free. The Smithsonian is so large it takes over a dozen huge buildings. It would take a week at least to see them all.

We also saw the pro-immigration rally which was democracy in action. It was mainly a Hispanic rally and hundreds of people had come from all around the country to make their voices heard. Very cool.

We also visited the White House. The street in front of the White House, Pennsylvania Ave used to be open to traffic until 9/11. As we traveled the country we saw a lot of changes and this was just one more. Now it takes a half mile walk just to get to the place. They still offer tours, but you have to ask your congressman 6 MONTHS in advance. Needless to say, they do a lot fewer tours than before.