On Friday, August 27th, James and I flew to Washington DC for Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally. We stayed in Silver Springs, MD which is about 7.5 miles North of the National Mall. On Saturday morning we got up early (what we thought would be early) and headed into DC. The monorail was packed all the way from Silver Spring! The news reported that even at 7am the area in front of the Lincoln Memorial was packed all the way from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the World War II Memorial! We were only able to get about 2/3 of the way up to the Lincoln Memorial before settling for a spot we could see (and hear) one of the big screens. We were underneath the trees on the North side of the Reflecting Pool which turned out to be nice since the sun was bright and very warm.
The program was amazing! All of the speakers were respectful and inspiring! There are many sites that have information on the program that was presented so I won't go thru the whole presentation but I have to say my favorite parts were Dr Alveda King's speech and Glenn Beck's speech. Check out www.glennback.com/828 or www.facebook.com/restoringhonor
It was very special to be a part of that immense crowd of patriots!
After the Rally we wandered around DC for several hours and then went back to the hotel. We had planned on touring the Monuments and War Memorials after the Rally but the crowd was way too big.
Sunday morning we returned to the National Mall and walked the full length from the center where the Smithsonian monorail stop is up to the Capitol Building, down the length of Pennsivania Ave, passed the White House and then all the way down to the Lincoln Memorial. It made for sore feet but it was so amazing seeing all the buildings, monuments and plaques.
We rushed home Sunday afternoon and were back to work Monday morning but the trip was worth every sore muscle and every minute of sleep lost.
The program was amazing! All of the speakers were respectful and inspiring! There are many sites that have information on the program that was presented so I won't go thru the whole presentation but I have to say my favorite parts were Dr Alveda King's speech and Glenn Beck's speech. Check out www.glennback.com/828 or www.facebook.com/restoringhonor
It was very special to be a part of that immense crowd of patriots!
After the Rally we wandered around DC for several hours and then went back to the hotel. We had planned on touring the Monuments and War Memorials after the Rally but the crowd was way too big.
Sunday morning we returned to the National Mall and walked the full length from the center where the Smithsonian monorail stop is up to the Capitol Building, down the length of Pennsivania Ave, passed the White House and then all the way down to the Lincoln Memorial. It made for sore feet but it was so amazing seeing all the buildings, monuments and plaques.
We rushed home Sunday afternoon and were back to work Monday morning but the trip was worth every sore muscle and every minute of sleep lost.
