ElNono
05-31-2009, 06:12 PM
...first time down in Washington. My parents are visiting from Argentina and we spent the weekend there along with the wife.
First, I have to say the downtown area and Georgetown are beautiful cities. All the National Mall area, along with the Capitol, the Washington monument, the Lincoln memorial and the White House are a sight to behold. Very recommendable to go visit for those who have never been.
Anyways, we were staying at the Holiday Inn that's right downtown, next to the FEMA building. There's a McDonalds in the corner, and we just finished eating a quick lunch on Friday. When we leave, there's secret service cars blocking the street, and cops everywhere basically preventing anybody from stepping down from the sidewalk. Big commotion. All of a sudden we see the motorcade, and none other than the president car going by and parking half a block away at the FEMA building, followed by a dozen or so black armored vans. It was all very quick. Wife snapped some pictures and what not. That right there made the visit worth it.
Anyways, we walked out of the crowd and to the Capitol, visited a bit, then it started to rain pretty bad, so we headed back to the hotel. And what do you know, we're walking back and same shit happens. Cops clearing out Independence Ave and the prez cruising right through again, this time waving from the inside of the limo.
So, at that point we though we've seen it all. Next day, we're going on one of this open top tour buses, that let you hop on and off, going through Georgetown, and as we reach a light, I see a guy with a comm wire to his ear, and I'm like WTF. There's a funky looking Blazer truck parked there, and all of a sudden, big commotion again. Michelle rushes out of a store there and enters the van. When we turn around, right around the corner, there's 3 or 4 black vans with police lights going. We're right in the middle. LOL. Anyways, bus keeps on moving and we kept our tour going, while everyone inside the bus is like 'Did you see her?'...
We drove back today. We had a great time over there, and the whole presidential sighting was the icing on the cake.
First, I have to say the downtown area and Georgetown are beautiful cities. All the National Mall area, along with the Capitol, the Washington monument, the Lincoln memorial and the White House are a sight to behold. Very recommendable to go visit for those who have never been.
Anyways, we were staying at the Holiday Inn that's right downtown, next to the FEMA building. There's a McDonalds in the corner, and we just finished eating a quick lunch on Friday. When we leave, there's secret service cars blocking the street, and cops everywhere basically preventing anybody from stepping down from the sidewalk. Big commotion. All of a sudden we see the motorcade, and none other than the president car going by and parking half a block away at the FEMA building, followed by a dozen or so black armored vans. It was all very quick. Wife snapped some pictures and what not. That right there made the visit worth it.
Anyways, we walked out of the crowd and to the Capitol, visited a bit, then it started to rain pretty bad, so we headed back to the hotel. And what do you know, we're walking back and same shit happens. Cops clearing out Independence Ave and the prez cruising right through again, this time waving from the inside of the limo.
So, at that point we though we've seen it all. Next day, we're going on one of this open top tour buses, that let you hop on and off, going through Georgetown, and as we reach a light, I see a guy with a comm wire to his ear, and I'm like WTF. There's a funky looking Blazer truck parked there, and all of a sudden, big commotion again. Michelle rushes out of a store there and enters the van. When we turn around, right around the corner, there's 3 or 4 black vans with police lights going. We're right in the middle. LOL. Anyways, bus keeps on moving and we kept our tour going, while everyone inside the bus is like 'Did you see her?'...
We drove back today. We had a great time over there, and the whole presidential sighting was the icing on the cake.