In D.C., Preparing for the March Tomorrow

Tomorrow's the big day, and I'm now getting ready for it by taking a nice, long rest. Most of the day was spent walking around downtown D.C., and going to Macy's twice, since I needed a sweater in the morning (forgot to bring one), then lost a glove during the day (and needed another pair). Luckily, they had an awesome half off sale, in addition to a 'foreigner' sale for those of us not living in the District of Columbia, so it wasn't too damaging to my wallet.

I shot this picture of the Capitol building about half an hour before sunset:

Capitol Building Before Sunset  

Then a seminarian and I walked all the way down the national mall and shot a few pictures of the Washington Monument (it was a gorgeous sunset on a clear day - the little speck you see next to the monument is an airplane in the distance):

Washington Monument at Sunset  

Finally, I visited the National Gallery with a few other seminarians, and we noticed a peculiar picture just outside the presidents' portrait gallery:

Stephen Colbert Portrait in National Portrait Gallery

Apparently, Stephen Colbert had the gumption to ask if his portrait could be hung in one of the Smithsonian galleries in Washington, D.C... Maybe I could get my portrait added there, too, if I carried it in on my back [DCist.com].

Perhaps I'll be able to get a post in tomorrow; if not, you'll see a summary of my thoughts on the March (as well as some photos) by the weekend—stay tuned!