Slide show 
Washington January 20th
Inauguration Day
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Outside the train station it already felt like a party was going on. People were cheery and happy while looking at all imaginable Barack stuff for sale; Barack water, Barack hotsauce and even Barack Bills. The freezing cold temperatures didn’t seem to bother anybody.
After a little detour, very friendly folks showed us the right direction to get to our apartment. It was a beautiful place that was only a 10 minute walk to the venue where the band was performing and about 30 minutes from the Capitol.
Although we weren’t too far from where our new President was sworn in, we couldn’t get anywhere near. Everything was just closed down and together with hundreds and hundreds of people we were turned down every time we tried to get a little closer. So while listening to the radio we ran back to the rented apartment and were just in time to see the swearing in on tv. We all listened in silence to the speech of our new President.