seventy two

ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES

I handed my camera to a very nice woman who took this great picture. The history of this place still gives me goose bumps. Most of the tourists were not speaking English, which caused me to wonder if Americans still visited this place. 

If you don’t think we are at war go to Washington DC. When I was a kid we could drive in front of the White House, take tours of the White House and the Capitol Building, I actually see President Nixon. Now there are as many police as tourists and I think much of the tourists are undercover police. 

The White House is being surrounded by walls, and the Capitol is a series of check points and searches. My odd looking bike probably made people nervous so I kept my distance. I spent an hour people watching in a Starbucks on K-street. A homeless guy and I shared some freeze dried meals by the Vietnam Memorial. Marine One landed behind the White House, and the Secret Service escorted someone through the busy street in black SUV's. 

The trip from Maryland brought me though the worst parts of the district. This ten square miles is run by Congress, and just think they also try to run the country.