Inauguration Experience -- We Were There

Shane and I walked down to the National Mall to witness the inauguration of President Obama. It was cold and crowded, and we didn't see much --the top photo shows the closest screen we could see -- but we were there. We could hear what was going on. We managed to get on the Mall near the Washington Monument. Just getting on the Mall was quite difficult. We climbed over barriers and squeezed through an area where they had moved a portable toilet. The crowd was so tight that it was difficult to lower my arms after waving my "We Did It" sign that we got from someone handing them out on our way into the crowd. Below is a collection of photos I took, mostly crowd shots. I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

Where Shane Met Barack Obama

Shane shook Barack Obama's hand outside this Dunkin Donuts on DC
primary day. They have some photos on their wall of that day. We
stopped there on our way to the inauguration for coffee and hot
chocolate.

Bystander's Reaction to the Inauguration Rehearsal

This was just the rehearsal on last Sunday! Multiply this by about 2 million today.