Day 3

In a word Wow !! What a day. Just amazing. I have many many pictures and will post a few of them here but will get you a link to my Picasa web album when I get back to VT. It was cold, cold. I parked my car in Maryland and biked in across the Memorial bridge to the Jefferson Memorial. That got me into the city quickly and then I walked to the mall.

Worked my way down the mall stating at the Washington Monument. There were just so many people it was hard to find a place where you were not boxed in like a sardine. It was 8:00 in the morning and I was not going to be able to stay like this for four hours. So I kept moving around looking for a way to get closer to the Capitol building and the site of the swearing-in ceremony. Finally I found a break and moved to within maybe a thousand yards of the dais.

t was just amazing to see and feel the sens of pride, joy and excitement. I have many pictures. Here are a few.