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I’m going to let the pictures tell the story, as no words can truly describe the awe of Inauguration Day in DC. I grew up here, and have never felt the energy of the city like it was last week. People were letting others in front of them in metro lines hundreds deep, giving up seats, and joining voices in welcome to our new president.
You can obviously tell from my tone that I am a huge Obama fan – I worked for the campaign and supported him for a long time. This is not a political blog, but I can’t help being biased on this day. No matter where you fall in the ideological spectrum, we can all agree that the trip to DC for this historic moment was worth it. It was electrifying, whether you trekked 30 minutes or 3,000 miles to get to the Mall that day.
So without further ado, here are the pictures that tell the story of my Inauguration Day experience – from the crowded metro, through the hours waiting in the silver ticket line, and finally to our ideal spot for viewing history. Enjoy!
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- via cnn.com
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- Metro Around 4:30am
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- This would become the purple tunner of doom, but at 5:30am, it wasn’t bad.
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- SIlver Ticket line around 6am
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- The snipers can see you
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- It was a beautiful sunrise
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- We stood right under the first jumbotron
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- The crowd behind us
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- Watching this historic moment
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- It’s like Where’s Waldo
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- We made it!
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- Trying to leave after Obama’s glorious speech
