January 20: Silver Gate

Our tickets allowed us to enter the National Mall at one of four "Silver" gates, two on the north side and two on the south side of the mall. Since Union Station is north of the Mall, we tried to go to one of the north Silver Gates, but as we reached an enormous mass of people we were diverted. We got directions from a police officer and ended up moving with another huge group of people into a tunnel that we later realized led directly underneath the Mall. Turns out, the authorities wanted everyone to enter the Mall from the south...













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