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Show PRO 5 RY s Dianne Davey and Merilyn Urry take a rainy romp through Bush’s inaugural weekend STORY AND PHOTOS BY DIANNE DAVEY SPECIAL TO THE COURIER crowds, but somehow I-was able to look right through the estimated 500,000 people who descended on D.C. for the inauguration festivities. I have never seen. more people at tripto Washington D.C. in -itself is a terrific no often you £0. how exciting in my being? Colin just | tion it worth-3 while. - 4 of the icy snow, we managed to.bundle up and sur- and unforget- vive it ‘Between all. President Elect-Bush heading to the Capitol . our table experience. eS newfound friend, the “Metro” transit Merilyn Urry and I decided to- system and walking many miles, we venture out and see what this was all — “were able to see just about every- about. That-we did! I am not one for. Powell to men-. some of the guests for the opening ceremonies held at the In spite of the freezing rain and President of the United States is truly: an but made But a. trip to the Capitol for the Inauguration time life, Of course, George W. and Laura Bush were the highlight, but I didn’t ‘mind fixing my eyes on Ricky Martin along with Andrew Lloyd Webber, the Rockettes, Mohammed Ali, Larry King and part of the pride| and patriotism experience, matter one t a a ROBE Ee thing during the three-day event. Ei nc’o ka Memorial. As darkness fell, the most spec- tacular display of fireworks encom- passing the entire.mall between the Lincoln and Washington Memorials brought chills and goose bumps Merilyn Urry and Dianne Davey at the Inaugural Ball. that were not | due to the frigid temperature. Throughout the rest of our stay we experienced shoulder-to-shoul- der crowds packed solid trying to catch a glimpse of the actual inauguration on the steps of the nation’s capitol. We had front row seats for a long and freezing parade with the largest number of secret service, INAUGURATION continued on BS. |