Inauguration 2009 - Monday Night, January 19th

We started walking from the Lincoln Memorial north on 18th street to try and link up on the Metro to head back to the apartment. (The apartment was on 4th and H Streets.) We were dead tired and starting to feel the cold.

Here's map and if you really want to dig in and get a perspective, here's the Google Map link.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

The sun had started to set and we really began to notice it was below freezing. We realized the Metro stop wasn't as close as we thought, so we hailed a cab. Little did we realize at the time that all the people coming in for Tuesday's inauguration we're starting to roll in. We caught the cab at about 17th street. One hour later, we still hadn't made it to our destination. Chris had dinner reservations set-up with for us with friends at 6.00pm. We decided "what the heck" and just told the cabby to take us straight there.

We met Chris' friends, Steve and Acadia, and their little 16 month old, Gus, at a fantastic place on the east side of DC. The place we went to was called Granville Moore's.

http://www.granvillemoores.com/

They are known for their mussels and I love mussels! Great atmosphere, and great food. I had the Fromage Bleu Mussels and fries that had really nice dipping sauces. All while being entertained by little Gus.

After dinner, we said good night to little Gus and Acadia. Seeing a little one really makes you miss your kids! :) Anyway, Steve joined us, so Chris said we ought to go down to a little bar down the street where they had a variety show. Nice atmosphere, reasonable drink prices, but wow what a treat we got with the variety show. A sword swallower, fire eater, and more! Here's a taste of the show.

A few "night caps" and some great conversation later and it was time to head home to crash and to be ready for the big day. The stars really seem to be lining up. We walked out of the joint and immediately hailed a cab. Chris said this never happens in this part of town, especially with all the people in town. You know it's amazing what positive energy does!