Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (WrongJungle) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 12:37:28 GMT

yikes!!!!! I guess i shall watch it from the best seat in my own house!

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (Jujuju2) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:38:45 GMT

Good grief!

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (Jocelyn P) — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:13:57 GMT

Well, WJ, I'll see that and up you one. On the news yesterday I saw that the tickets are free, although hard to get, and scalpers are expected to ask up to $40,000 per ticket.

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (WrongJungle) — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:32:53 GMT

I saw on the news that the tickets are all "sold out" but that scalpers are selling them for as much as $1,000 per ticket! Ooooh I'd love to have a ticket stub for posterity!

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (ChiChi Carbonado) — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:28:04 GMT

I read today that they expect over a million people to show up in DC. I guess I'll watch it on tv.

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (Rhea58) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:12:09 GMT

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Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (ChiChi Carbonado) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:14:39 GMT

I would love to go, but I'm not sure I can face another trip less than a week after we return from 5 weeks in Australia.

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (simone1a) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:17:44 GMT

My sons are going. They've already tapped into a friend's kind invitation to stay in his home. They will be taking sleeping bags just in case. I'll alert them to the park-n-ride ncgrrl, thanks.

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (ncgrrl) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:41:52 GMT

Four years ago the city gave federal employees the day off trying to keep that crowd out of town. I have a friend who enjoyed that paid day off, MLK holiday that week too and went on vacation elsewhere. As a DC area resident she doesn't have nice things to say about tourists driving in DC.

So, my piece of advice is DON'T DRIVE IN DC. There is a great metro system.

If you can't find a room in town, and you live south of DC, maybe Springfield or the Potomic Mills...

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (DianeWoodard) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 09:58:53 GMT

We've still got good friends in the area, as well as Steve's brother. I've been thinking about going! (Although in the 30+ years we lived there we never went! The Swedish au pairs who took care of Holly and our best friends kids back in 1981(?) took all the kids down for the parade. But it was REALLY cold as I recall, and I was working. )

Re: Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (elainesl) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:05:07 GMT

this topic has been on my mind, thanks for posting. I'd love to be there, but not sure I can find or afford a one or two-night hotel stay. I may have to make a daytrip, if I can find a seat on a train.

Inauguration : tips on planning a trip to this historic event

feeds@yuku.com (WrongJungle) — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 07:05:08 GMT

It's time to plan your inauguration trip

So, you want to travel to the U.S. Capitol for the festivities surrounding the January 20th swearing-in of Senator Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States?

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