Okie dokie, here is the story and pictures behind my final day in D.C....
I got up at 6am to get ready for the White House (although technically, I was never really asleep) and if I were to describe the rooms we saw at the White House, one word comes to mind...gaudy. Almost everyone agreed that this was the most disappointing part of our trip.
They need a visit from Extreme Home Makeover because while the rooms look really nice online, in pictures and on television, they don't look that grand up close. I was more impressed with the beautiful chandeliers and all the portraits on the walls.
I'm still glad I went, but we spend probably 10-15 minutes actually in the White House. It didn't take that long to go through it. We spent a longer time waiting in line to get inside (about 30-45 minutes)…and then I set off the metal detectors, hehe. After we exited the White House, we look at each other and said, "that's it?" because it went by so fast. Everyone said that they couldn't believe that you have to get your Congressman to set up the tour for you when all you do is spend a few minutes inside.
I didn't hate it as much as other people did. I mean, how many people can say they actually walked inside the White House? And I like at least knowing what it's like inside. And I did get something out of it…but yeah, a couple of the rooms were definitely gaudy, like the red room with the red walls, red carpet and matching red furniture…and you could tell that the fabric on the walls was falling apart (it wasn't wallpaper or paint; it was definitely some sort of fabric). The Red Room looks cool online (as well as the Blue Room) but up close all that color just seems like too much.
Although the girls and I decided that being hot must be one of the requirements to be a male secret service agent, lol. Seriously...they were about our age (maybe slightly older) and hot. Oh my. That was worth seeing. :) And call me crazy, but I had no idea there were women secret service agents...but there are. That was cool to see. :)
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I got up at 6am to get ready for the White House (although technically, I was never really asleep) and if I were to describe the rooms we saw at the White House, one word comes to mind...gaudy. Almost everyone agreed that this was the most disappointing part of our trip.
They need a visit from Extreme Home Makeover because while the rooms look really nice online, in pictures and on television, they don't look that grand up close. I was more impressed with the beautiful chandeliers and all the portraits on the walls.
I'm still glad I went, but we spend probably 10-15 minutes actually in the White House. It didn't take that long to go through it. We spent a longer time waiting in line to get inside (about 30-45 minutes)…and then I set off the metal detectors, hehe. After we exited the White House, we look at each other and said, "that's it?" because it went by so fast. Everyone said that they couldn't believe that you have to get your Congressman to set up the tour for you when all you do is spend a few minutes inside.
I didn't hate it as much as other people did. I mean, how many people can say they actually walked inside the White House? And I like at least knowing what it's like inside. And I did get something out of it…but yeah, a couple of the rooms were definitely gaudy, like the red room with the red walls, red carpet and matching red furniture…and you could tell that the fabric on the walls was falling apart (it wasn't wallpaper or paint; it was definitely some sort of fabric). The Red Room looks cool online (as well as the Blue Room) but up close all that color just seems like too much.
Although the girls and I decided that being hot must be one of the requirements to be a male secret service agent, lol. Seriously...they were about our age (maybe slightly older) and hot. Oh my. That was worth seeing. :) And call me crazy, but I had no idea there were women secret service agents...but there are. That was cool to see. :)
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