Saturday, October 08, 2005
Cruising D.C.
Rain rain go away, come back another day. Or not. Which has been the case since I've been around the D.C. area. Instead of walking around peacefully and devoting the proper time to each historic U.S. landmark, I've had the pleasure of viewing the major D.C. landmarks from the comfort of our pimped out Verizon Wireless Suburban. I must say, it's kind of crazy to see the monuments that close to you. I was espcecially in awe of Capitol Hill (it's bigger than I imagined) But you know what sucks about D.C.? The freaking security around it. Everywhere you go you are being asked for clearance. Most of the landmarks are inaccessible and cops are everywhere. I tell you, there is an abundance of Cops in the D.C. area. You almost feel like you're in a country ruled by a dictator. I related it to the stories my Senora from Spain told me about how living under Franco during his era was filled with security, fear and censorship. Beautiful landmarks, though.
