DC is abuzz with preparations for the Obama Inaugural. To get a close up view of the parade route and inauguration site, Mary, Kelly, and I took a short drive around the city. Here is a photo of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill, complete with banners, flags, and seating for VIPs. The President-Elect will emerge from inside the Capitol (through the red semi-circle above) at approximately 11:30am tomorrow, take the oath of office, and deliver his inauguration speech to the masses gathered below.
We went from the White House to the Capitol, back along Constitution Avenue (past the Lincoln Memorial where yesterday's concert was held), and across Arlington Memorial bridge, before returning home.
Given that DC is expecting 2-3 million visitors in the next 48 hours, opportunities to "see anything" on the day itself will be extremely limited--the bridges from Virginia to DC are now closed, many metro train stations are "exit-only", and security will restrict the public to designated areas around the Mall.
My office, which is 2 blocks from the White House, is closed tomorrow. As such, Kelly and I may cycle from our house to the Mall (about 5 miles each way), if only to say "we were part of it". Mary would love to go, but the logistics could prove insurmountable.
Otherwise, I am feeling a lot better--am eating and drinking without pain, and have refrained from caffeine and alcohol, per doctor's orders. I will get my biopsy results back this week and thus expect to learn what caused this presumed virus and how I'll prevent it from coming back.
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