The sheer volume of people taking Metro was amazing, and it was very scary to be in the middle of that for such a long time. The video clip here is the moments after a very loud escalator malfunction that people may have thought was a terrorist event. I missed recording the screaming, but the audio does include people chanting "Walk! Walk!" to try to encourage people to get out of the station as quickly as possible.
Plus, I am not used to seeing such a police presence at my Metro platform! Check out those guns!
Some may have heard about the purple ticket people who got trapped in the Third Street Tunnel (which is also Interstate 395). I walked through said tunnel just before the situation turned for the worse. It was really something to walk through an interstate car tunnel.
The closest I got to tickets for the inauguration was photographing them over people's shoulders. But as it turned out, even many of the people with tickets could not get through security in time to see the proceedings.
All-in-all, it was an interesting time to be in the District, but I am not sure it was worth it to say that I was there--and I did not spend any money other than Metro fare. I cannot imagine the expense and time so many people invested to be there for such an uncontrollable situation.
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