I got up nice and early today, and headed out to see the White House, which seems smaller up close. Then I made my way to the National Archives and saw the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. It was really cool to see them up close as well, although they were very faded and almost impossible to read. Further down Pennsylvania Avenue, the main attraction for my day was the Newseum, a museum devoted entirely to the news :) And if you know me, you know I'm quite the news junkie.
When I got there, however, I learned that Obama was once again blocking my way by taking up the entire third floor of the museum for a live, town hall style, Q and A on CNBC. It was kind of cool acutally, I got to watch the live feed right outside the room he was broadcasting from, although I failed to catch a glimpse of him. The secret service made sure of that. But the interview only lasted until 1:00 pm, and the rest of the museum opened up shortly afterward. The Newseum actually turned out to be my favorite museum I've visited in DC so far. They also had an amazing exhibit on the state and response of the media during and immediately after the 9/11 attacks. The image below is a collection of newspapers around the world responding to the attacks.
After the Newseum, I hit the National Gallery of Art, both West and East buildings. Saw some neat pieces from Degas, Monet, and Picasso, as well as a strange but cool exhibit of pieces by an artist named Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Look him up, weird stuff. Anyway, tonight ends my first week in Washington DC, and tomorrow I take the Megabus up to NYC for another week! Gonna be fun :) I'll try to get more pictures from today up sometime in the morning, so keep an eye out for em'.Peace,
-Adam
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