Day 28 & 32-34: The District



When we last stopped posting on the blog, we were conveniently at the halfway point in our trip. We had made our way through New England and NYC and were headed southbound through Maryland toward Virginia. Ryan’s sister, Becca and her husband Eric were kind enough to host us for the next few days. We then flew back to Seattle for Aaron and Lacey’s wedding, and with about two days at home, we were back on a plane for Ryan’s sister’s place in Centreville, VA. And thus begins part two of this incredible journey, and what better place to start than here at our nation’s capitol?

-Brown

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-Obama's new home. I think those guys on the roof are getting ready to paint it black.

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"Taxation Without Representation" - Washington DC's unofficial motto. Though the citizens of the District of Columbia have a representative in congress, she cannot vote. D.C.'s population is greater than Wyoming's, and their citizens pay more taxes to the federal government per-capita than any other state. I can see why they print this on all their license plates.

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