One person at the party we attended said he's going to DC for the inauguration. "I don't care if I have to sleep on the street for 2 days, I'm going to be there when it happens." While I can't make it to that, GD and I have talked about visiting DC in the next year. :)

Visiting DC made me feel all patriotic and happy. The Lincoln Memorial blew me away.

Same here. I hadn't wanted to visit while Bush was still in office. Now I want to go sometime next year.

Oooh outside, in DC, in January. Fun.

I'd love to go now too. Hmmm.... A mass LoT trip, perhaps?

Watched "Mr. Smith Goes To Washington" a few times lately. The scene where he disappears and takes a tour of DC and the monuments is quite moving. A touch Leni Riefenstahl-ish, to be frank, but since it's our country, I'll forgive it.

I'd love to visit D.C. again. I was so moved by so much of it.

I actually saw the President arrive on the South Lawn of the White House via helicopter. It was Dubya's daddy Bush, so not the best (nor now the worst) of presidents to see, but it was still really cool.

I never did tour the White House though. I'd love to go back.

While it would be really cool to be there for the inauguration, I would recommend NOT going when the city is going to be ultra crowded. There's so much wonderful Americana to experience ... it would be a shame to be deterred from any of that by impossible crowds at all the shrines, museums, monuments and important sites.

I had a similar reaction. Totally didn't expect to be wowed and was wowed. Love, love, love the Lincoln Memorial.

It was awesome standing in the "I Have a Dream" spot on the stairs.

The best thing is going up the center of the stairs. You will see Lincoln staring at you. It's a powerful feeling. I love it.
:)

Well said!