From family members who arrived Saturday.
[On Sunday] we walked to the White House, around the mall, to the Smithsonian, to the concert on the mall, to Georgetown . . . and then the girls (eight and ten) finally rebelled and we cabbed them back to home base (to dress warmer and rest). Of course, we saw every vendor to ensure that we could bring gifts home (in Wisconsin) to the unfortunates who could not attend. My favorite was the Barrack action figure for the bargain price of $15!
The atmosphere at the mall was fantastic. People were uncommonly nice. We met a couple from Alabama and it was so cool to hear that southern accent talk about the historic occasion.
At the Museum of American History there was an actor during the speeches of MLK. At the end, we all held hands and sang 'We Shall Overcome'. I must say, I felt like I was in the 60s. ...
More to come tomorrow. . . . .
Happy MLK Day!
No comments:
Post a Comment