Inauguration live trip report

loria · Post by **loria** » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:29 pm

WOw RickG I am jealous! please post more pictures when you can. I had to run into the hospital lobby to see the speech since the net was basically jammed and that was the only place i could find a TV........

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:14 am

PA Girl wrote:RickG - looking forward to the pictures.

My all-things-presidential husband spent all day watching the coverage and we are now parked in front of the TV watching PBS coverage.

Let me know how to find your pics if they are posted on Facebook.

Here's a link to my facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/people/Rick-Garvin/5729364 - Use your VIOL screen name in your invite, I only friend people who are cooler than me.

If you watched the coverage all day, I was the guy in the red stocking cap, black coat and the forum koozy on my water bottle.

I'll post a link to my photos later today.

Cheers, RickG

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:11 pm

Here's the high rez photos from yesterday:

Walking past Arlington Cemetery on the way to Memorial Bridge:

Approaching Memorial Bridge:

Crossing Memorial Bridge:

Looking back to Virginia:

Jumbotron tank-limo:

Obama takes the oath:

Looking east from the WW II memorial to the Washington Monument:

18th Street foot traffic after swearing in:

Looking north on 18th street - people walking to the subway:

Empty ticketed spaces - Lafayette Park:

It was a long day with lots of walking, but totally worth it.

Cheers, RickG

flip-flop · Post by **flip-flop** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:13 pm

Thanks for the pictures Rick. Very cool. The first is quite sobering.

MrB · Post by **MrB** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:33 pm

Jumbotron tank-limo:

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Is that the Washingon monument? Or is it the Clinton monument?

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 6:29 pm

nice pic's - did you stop and visit my Dad as you were passing through? he's in section 60.

DCphoto · Post by **DCphoto** » Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:39 pm

I'm so glad you had fun! I loved your photos, I really didn't get to experience the crowds, I was on the other side of the Capitol. I don't know how you stayed warm, I need your secret to it because I froze!

Sandy

linne · Post by **linne** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:29 am

Thank you for the pics. Must be nice later to be able to say that you were present this particular day!

Linne

RickG · Post by **RickG** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:34 pm

DCphoto wrote:I'm so glad you had fun! I loved your photos, I really didn't get to experience the crowds, I was on the other side of the Capitol. I don't know how you stayed warm, I need your secret to it because I froze!

Sandy

It was a good day.

Keeping warm was easy while I was moving; something that was probably hard for you. It was probably seven miles of walking. Stopping at Gordon Biersch for beers at half time was a good plan.

Cheers, Rick

mbw1024 · Post by **mbw1024** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:45 pm

RickG wrote: Stopping at Gordon Biersch for beers at half time was a good plan.

Cheers, Rick

I like the way you roll!

Lovermont · Post by **Lovermont** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 8:50 pm

mbw1024 wrote:
RickG wrote: Stopping at Gordon Biersch for beers at half time was a good plan.

Cheers, Rick

(This is sort of off topic from off topic...)
Thanks for the shout out to Gordon Biersch. Dan Gordon - half of the Gordon Biersch team - is a childhood friend of mine. (Actually he told me a couple of months ago at our 30th high school reunion that I was his "first big crush"!) He's a prince among men, and I'm always proud of him when people enjoy his beer & restaurants!
Hmmmm - Gordon Biersch St John. Now there's an idea!

bayer40601 · Post by **bayer40601** » Thu Jan 22, 2009 9:52 pm

Rick-One thing I meant to ask on Tuesday, was the Lincoln Memorial open for tourists during the Inauguration?

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Inauguration live trip report