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Day #6:Washington D.C. Part 2
When the first two stops on your bus trip are Chicago and New York City, you’re going to wear yourself out. At least that’s what the case was on this bus. As cool as D.C. is, I was almost too tired to even get up and go. But I had a story to shoot, and it’s a once in a lifetime experience, so I pretty much had no choice but to go.
We started the day at the Newseum. What’s that you ask? It’s a whole entire museum devoted to the history of news, hence the name, Newseum. I’m not one for your typical museum, but this one does not fit in the stereotypical museum category. It was unlike anything I have ever been to. It had either an exhibit or some information about nearly every big event in news. From Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, to the D.C. Snipers, the Newseum had it all.
I was particularly fond of the 9/11 exhibit. Something about that topic just fascinates me. Not in the excitement way, more like in the way of wanting to remember what happened, and keep learning about it. The Newseum had it covered. Pictures galore, and they also had they very top of the 360-foot antenna from the north tower. After looking at all of the pictures, me and those that were at the exhibit with me watched an 11 minute, 43 second video done on the topic of 9/11/01. You could of heard a pin drop, and I know there was tears in nearly everyone’s eyes, including my own.
That exhibit alone, made my day, even though it was so sad because it made me think. Yes that day was a terrible day in American, even World history, but it brought our country even closer. It gave us that reality check that we, as a country, needed.
From the Newseum, we then walked over to the National Holocaust Memorial Museum. It was extremely depressing, not because it was a bad exhibit, it was amazing, but because if the topic it was covering. I’m aware what happened during the Holocaust, and I like absolutely nothing about it, but I have to remember what happened, everyone does. And we have to move forward and make sure something like that is stopped, and be assured it will never happen again.
After we were finished with the self-guided tour, we all grouped up in the lobby and from there we walked to the Smithsonian. Some of the group wanted to walk in there, some wanted to see the White House, and some had a story to shoot. I for one, wanted to see the house of our President, so I went with that group.
One of the great things about HTV is that there are six guys, and thirteen girls. The only reason that’s good is because two of those guys are great friends of mine, so therefore makes being surrounded by girls a plus. Off topic I know but it had to be said.
So here Michael and I were, just him and I walking around D.C. with six girls and two women, the moms. It was a ton of fun. We saw and the White House, and then rode the train to Chinatown. Once you’ve been to the NYC Chinatown, everything else is a disappointment, and that’s what the D.C. Chinatown was. The only good thing was that there was a sweet clothing store right outside it. Now I said sweet, I don’t believe I said cheap. The clothes were cool and all, but not at the price they were asking for. But I still ended up buying this rad shirt that has a polar bear, rocking some sunglasses. I know that probably sounds odd, but trust me, it’s cool.
We shopped for a while and then Davis arrived, which meant it was time for Michael, Kelton, and I to go find a story. It didn’t take long thanks to Brook Linder. He had the idea of finding out how much stuff I could get with five dollars in Chinatown. I was happy because that was an easy story to do. So we did it and it turned out alright. Once we were done, we headed back to the hotel and hung out for a while. Make sure to stay tuned for more.
