On Thursday, a couple of us were fortunate enough to receive senate gallery tickets, allowing us to watch a session of Congress. It was a great experience being able to witness Biden and Clinton’s farewell speech. I really enjoyed listening to Biden as he spoke about his first experience on the senate floor. His first time to Washington, D.C. was when he was twenty-one visiting a friend at Georgetown. He visited the Capitol and soon found himself entering the Senate floor. As he entered, he went right up to the Vice President’s chair and sat in it. Today, this would not be possible due to increased security. Ironically, that will soon be his seat.
We witnessed Senators Clinton, Biden, Kerry, McCain, Schumer, Liberman, and many others. We also witnessed Burris being sworn in, replacing Obama’s seat. His whole family was sitting on the opposite side of the gallery, witnessing this remarkable event.
Soon we met up with the rest of the Bonaventure group and took and official tour of the Capitol. It was interesting seeing workers set up for the upcoming inaugural events. After the tour we went to dinner at McFadden’s Restaurant near George Washington University. After dinner, we attended an event with Mark Russell as the speaker. He was very entertaining and mentioned Buffalo a couple of times.
Friday, we will attend the National Museum of American History.
