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July 4, 2007
Independence Day in DC
So this afternoon, after spending the morning cleaning up my apartment (kind of), I went downtown to the National Mall to see what was happening in DC on July 4th. I'll make a confession-- the real reason I went down there was that I was hoping to get some pictures of some tourists wearing hideously tacky red, white, and blue "patriotic" clothing. Unfortunately, no dice. It turns out that tourists from the heartland have slightly better taste than they are normally stereotyped. The worst, however, was the group of people wearing American Flag t-shirts under which was written "Old Navy," but that level of tackiness is more associated with corporate America than with their consumers. The best I was able to come up with when it came to tacky tourists was the group of people on a Segway tour:
(they look a little dorky, but they're nowhere near as bad as this woman on a Segway)
Over on the National Mall, the Smithsonian Institute was sponsoring the Folklife Festival, which had traditional craftsmen from America, England, Ireland, and the Mekong delta area.
Also, I should note that this is the one day when I don't mind tourists who don't obey the "stand on the right/walk on the left" convention on the metro station escalators. Everyone downtown is a tourist today, and it's not like many people have to get anywhere in a hurry. So you guys are excused-- today. Tomorrow, obey the rules, or I'll pull you aside and give you a talking to if I catch you blocking my way as I run down the escalator on my way to work.
Posted by Dean at July 4, 2007 6:25 PM
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