My brother and his class did not even make it onto the mall for the Inauguration yesterday. They went to a gate near the capitol at 4am or something, waited in line for hours, and then they closed the gate before they were able to get in. My bro said it was completely unorganized. Instead of getting to be on the mall, he and his class wandered around DC for a few hours and watched Obama’s speech on a TV through a restaurant window. His teacher and one student (who had tickets) got into the mall, but that’s it. My bro was incredibly disappointed and I can’t blame him.
My mom and sister on the other hand, had a great time. They got into the mall near the Washington monument and while they were no where near the capitol building, they were able to watch on the jumbotrons and had fun. My sister (who was wearing her Gryffindor scarf) even had her picture taken for a French newspaper. Unfortunately, she doesn’t know which one. The gate they entered through was very organized and they didn’t have to wait long.
Both my sister and my mom got pictures. My mom’s are on a disposable camera (old school, I know) and my sister’s are on her digital camera. Hopefully I’ll be able to get some of hers soon. Might have to wait a while for my mom’s pictures, though.
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Awesome!
Oh dude, I would have been disappointed just like your brother. Knowing that you’re there and missed it. But at least he was there. The crowd looked really packed, so maybe it wasn’t such a bad thing. Just being in DC probably felt pretty historic in it self.
I wish I was there.