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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: tu_holmes on March 06, 2013, 08:29:48 AM
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Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.
I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.
Here are a few photos that we took around town.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/576053_10151323381512584_973925047_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/576534_10151323384392584_432547966_n.jpg)
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This one is probably my favorite... I got a big panoramic of the WWII Memorial.
If you don't feel anything when you stand in front of some of these monuments, you're just not human.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/67036_10151323389387584_1465404406_n.jpg)
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Not exactly a world heritage site, is it?
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Not exactly a world heritage site, is it?
No, but there's a lot of history buffs around getbig... This is a group of very eclectic and interesting people.
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I am not trying to be a dick but .. are you from potato land or something? You need to get out more if you think DC is impressive.. in spite of what they taught you in the media there is life outside US haha
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It's funny you post this, my wife and I were talking a out visiting DC the other day. Haven't been for any sight seeing type purpose since 5th grade. Looks like a cool weekend trip.
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I am not trying to be a dick but .. are you from potato land or something? You need to get out more if you think DC is impressive.. in spite of what they taught you in the media there is life outside US haha
I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.
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I went to DC last year during Memorial Day weekend.. it was awesome seeing everything. Before that I hadn't been there since I was like 9 and in boy scouts lol.
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I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.
Have you been to glorious country of Romania?
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I've been all over the world Sev... I just happened to visit DC over this past weekend.
I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)
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It's funny you post this, my wife and I were talking a out visiting DC the other day. Haven't been for any sight seeing type purpose since 5th grade. Looks like a cool weekend trip.
It's very cool.
I recommend taking at least 3 days or so... So take a Friday or a Monday off to get some of it in.
I hit the National Museums also... so if you don't want to do that, then a weekend is plenty of time.
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I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)
Only a half-wit gypsy could get lost on a grid system street design. You didn't find DC impressive because of your misguided belief that your shit hole country matters to anyone outside of it, it doesn't.
Carry on.
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Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.
I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.
Here are a few photos that we took around town.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/576053_10151323381512584_973925047_n.jpg)
If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.
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i'm surprised by an american being patriotic said the liar
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I heard DC has a lot of blacks, murders and AIDS.
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Only a half-wit gypsy could get lost on a grid system street design. You didn't find DC impressive because of your misguided belief that your shit hole country matters to anyone outside of it, it doesn't.
Carry on.
I have lived in US for 10 years also in Switzerland ... so I have plenty to compare it with. I loved US and there are many nice places. I just didn't find DC plesant at all.
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Have you been to glorious country of Romania?
I have been to Bucharest... We have a Mobile Studio there.
If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.
My memory doesn't go back to 1922, but I suppose it's possible.
I didn't find DC impressive at all. I also got lost constantly driving trying to find where I was staying at :)
I do not drive in DC... It's pointless... Walk and take the Metro... That's the only way to travel in DC.
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I was in DC in January 2 weeks before the inauguration. My lasting impression of DC is that it's a controlled olive state. Cops, security & cameras EVERYWHERE. lots of yippies too
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Last weekend, while most people decided to take an excursion to watch some oiled up thong wearers under the lights, my woman and I decided to visit the capital of the greatest nation on Earth, Washington, DC. United States of America.
I highly recommend every citizen to make this trip. There is something very awe inspiring to see the nation from it's humble beginnings and grow to this juggernaut we have today.
Here are a few photos that we took around town.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/576053_10151323381512584_973925047_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/576534_10151323384392584_432547966_n.jpg)
(http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/v/803301_10151325441965905_1238928328_n.jpg?oh=f60a58e7f35732a76d5c94d9977a5c3d&oe=513988B1&__gda__=1362767191_1ef4213466562518f306ef441ed9bc51)
This one is probably my favorite... I got a big panoramic of the WWII Memorial.
If you don't feel anything when you stand in front of some of these monuments, you're just not human.
(http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/67036_10151323389387584_1465404406_n.jpg)
This is cool, thanks for posting Tu!
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Did you see the House of the Temple by any chance?
That's something I definitely want to check out.
(http://www.phoenixmasonry.org/masonicmuseum/images/house_of_the_temple.jpg)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/House_of_the_Temple_-_Washington_DC.jpg)
(http://www.lanuovavia.org/massoneria/wit-icons/wit-imported-images/la-massoneria-smascherata/la-massoneria-smascherata-image127.jpg)
(http://www.watchmannetwork.org/house_of_the_temple_files/image006.jpg)
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xn5sBHqWNJg/TSSAL5zbMdI/AAAAAAAAAoo/8_HWYdnkB8I/s1600/house+of+the+temple+2.jpg)
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I found both air and space museums impressive (the one in D.C and the other one on the outskirts). Seeing the space shuttle, the Enola Gay, and an SR-71 is cool.
Of course, I've never been to the air and space museums in Romania -- those might be better.
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Did you see the House of the Temple by any chance?
That's something I definitely want to check out.
I did not see it... I was checking out all of the national monuments, but I will put that on the list for the next time I'm in the area.
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My wife just informed me we're going to France and Italy in June :-\
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If memory serves, when the Lincoln Memorial was dedicated Blacks were not allowed to attend. Always thought that was some kind of cosmic irony.
Blacks were allowed to attend, but in a special area to the back and side of audience. There was quite a stir made about Robert Moton's speech, in which he was kind to Lincoln's memory, but still critical of race relations.
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Blacks were allowed to attend, but in a special area to the back and side of audience. There was quite a stir made about Robert Moton's speech, in which he was kind to Lincoln's memory, but still critical of race relations.
Ah, thanks BB. The old memory isn't what it used to be, if it ever was. :-\
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Ah, thanks BB. The old memory isn't what it used to be, if it ever was. :-\
It's ok, in all honesty, I think if they could've gotten away with it, they would've excluded them. I tried to find a picture of the set up, but the only easily available pictures only show a few blacks as valets, etc...... at the event.
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It's always interesting to hear outsiders' perspectives when they visit for just a bit. Yes, the history is interesting and there are nice museums. Here are some countervailing properties of the city that reduce its lustre upon familiarization: it has the lowest life expectancy of anyplace in the country, similar to that of the Gaza Strip; taxes are high; property is overvalued; there are large swathes of the city that are very poor and you'd best not travel through them at all; the museums are only interesting the first time; it is full of persons of "progressive" political orientation, meaning they are some of the least tolerant people on the planet (if you aren't also "progressive," you must be primitive, so it is often assumed); there is a huge cadre of homeless people; there is lots of corruption among its officials; the winters can be utter shit; there are lots of african americano whores on offer for the cheap but you will drive to some shit hotel in a poor area and get held up by a guy named Lamar who jumps out of the closet, etc.
It's nice to visit or stay for a time if you are there for work, there is a good night life, and you are liable to meet some sophisticated professionals, but beyond this the people who stay are either government officials/journalists/political organization people who are relatively wealthy and thus have homes elsewhere, or kneegars who cannot afford to flee.
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I heard DC has a lot of blacks, murders and AIDS.
Often goes hand in hand.