DC Post...

Hey there again...For the first time in a long long long time I am doing a double post in a week. Whoot. All hail the revival of this blog *woo woo woo NOT*

So after an emo post here comes the Washington DC post I promised you all...

*Before that let's take a commercial break and we will be right back on *&%&$%$#...*

A final picture of a close friend of mine before he left Atlanta for home in Argentina.

Right back to the crap...I left Atlanta Airport on Thursday early morning and headed to DC for a nice and compact 2 day tour... Which means I only had 1 night of stay in the wonderful capital of the United States. Got news that the hotel which my host booked for us is only a 5 min walk from Chinatown and boy when I heard it the first I gave the craziest cheer I have ever imagined. It has been far too long I've been away from Asian civilization and this would give me a great opportunity to stock up on some proper Asian food.


Flying from Atlanta to DC is closer than I thought only a 1 hour flight and pop we arrive in one of the bigger civilization in the States and I just LOVE it. The sound of rushing footsteps and baggage rolling left right and center just reminds me of home. Took a "tube" a.k.a underground railroad as well call it into DC and *pop* came my first cultural shock. Not only did people walked faster than the people in Atlanta, they actually have a proper PUBLIC TRANSPORT. I wished there were less people at the time I was taking the train else I would have snapped a couple of proper photos.

*The view from my room in Hilton Inn*

The hotel we stayed in was the Hilton Inn and boy it was good. The location was good, the crowd was superb and the atmosphere... Couldn't ask for more and it was freezing cold. When I got there it was about 1 degree C and I looked like an Eskimo within the thousands of DC-ians...


So we got there in the midst of the morning crowd, dumped out bags into our room and headed out to the "Mall" which a nickname for Smithsonians. It is a place where the Washington Memorial,the Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol building and all the other museums are located. If you are new in DC like me, the Mall is definitely the place to head to first.

*Capitol Reflecting Pool*


*Washington Memorial*


*One of the wings of the Capitol Building*


*The inside of the main dome*



*This is where the early Congress meet under...And I am standing right where they stood...Just a couple of decades too late...*



*Library of Congress - Jeffersonian Building*


*Inside architect of the Library*


OMG does this not remind you of ....

National Treasure ? I was there...WHOOT...



*Who knows he might hold the keys to the next treasure...*


*The Friggin White House !*

Throughout my short stay in the capital city I find myself facing a whole new different society compared to the one I know in Atlanta. The people are more "city" like, less friendly and more "real" somehow. Besides there I've got some really decent food in Chinatown, DC. As proof ...

Wahahahahahahahahahaha...

But I think this next picture is super awesome...

*The legendary Hope Diamond...Google it off if you want to know the history of it...*

Being in DC for 2 days really open me up to the other side of America which does not exist in the South. It feels so good just being back in the city. But a city being a city it always have some events going on and true enough I was stuck on my way back to Atlanta. A snow storm hit NY surrounding areas and everything headed there were canceled. And in turn my flight got over crowded... So I ended up staying there one more night and then headed out today.

I guess this is it. I look forward to doing another entry for Christmas. Take care people and have a Merry Christmas.

Marcus