Friday, February 19, 2010

The Pentagon tour today was AMAZING. We got lead around by a few young soldier guys, who walked BACKWARDS the ENTIRE time, without missing a beat. Never tripped, never got lost, never bumped into anyone. That was incredible in itself. It was a 2 mile tour and they did it perfectly. We got to go into Ground Zero where the plane crashed into the building. That was pretty interesting. There's a memorial room there. They also showed us the magnitude of just how much damage was done, and it was monumental. So much more than what you would expect. It looks like a hole in all the pictures, but really, it was an entire side of the building. Also inside, they have fun stuff like we do in the tunnels at the Capitol, but their stuff is way cooler. They have an entire Redbox ROOM, full of them. They have a chocolatier, 27 (I think? Maybe 23) restaurants, huge gift shops, a Best Buy, etc. It was pretty swank. The courtyard of the Pentagon is pretty interesting. There's a hilarious story about a hot dog stand that was great, and an interesting fact is that it's the largest no-hat/no-salute zone in U.S. territory. It was made so people could get away from the military scene and go call their folks or eat lunch without having to stand up and salute a superior officer.

Anyways, my pizza is here.

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