March for Life, Part 5: Morning after the March

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And so continues my plethora of posts on the DC trip. The first part can be found here. The second part can be found here. The third part can be found here. And the fourth part can be found here.

Since the plans changed for Saturday Morning we would not have to check out of our rooms at 6:00 in the morning. We were told we didn't have to meet in the lobby until 10:00, than we would have Mass and go tour the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. This received the loudest cheer. We could sleep in so late. :D

I think my two sisters and I were downstairs by 7:30ish, but I have since forgotten the times of almost everything.

A few other people joined us.

Sam looking down from the balcony.

People strolling around taking it easy.

One of our friends needed gorilla glue to fix her boot, so we walked with her to Walgreens to look for some.

It was supposed to be three minutes away, but turned out to be more like ten minutes, after we wasted time walking in the wrong direction.

It was right next to this neat China Town arch thingy.

I liked the Potbelly, it had a pot full of fire on the roof.

Cute.

China Town. We didn't actually go into China town. But part of Walgreens was across the boarder. :D

We were two  or three minutes late getting back to the hotel. But that was okay, mostly everyone wasn't even there yet.

So we waited some more.

Finally we were gathered to hear announcements. Apparently the only time we would have been able to hear Mass was very early (7:30 maybe) in the Morning, as there were so many other groups that needed the Church, so the Cannons said their Private Masses, as there wasn't enough time to let everyone know, as the Canons didn't find out until late. So we were going to go straight to the Basilica. The St. Louis/Kansas City group went first as we only had one bus available.

While they were driving to the Basilica, we played "scarves." It's actually Spoons, but with scarves.

Then the bus came and picked up us. This time I snagged seats up front.

Plenty of good views out the front.

Approaching the Basilica.

To Be continued

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March for Life, Part 6: The Basilica

March for Life 2019, Part 4: Afterwards

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And so continues my March for Life posts. The first part can be found here, the second part can be found here and the third part can be found here.

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I'm in the front row.

After the March, Sam, Belladonna, Aunt B and myself decided to look at the Library of Congress. We wouldn't be able to go to any of the Museums because of the Government shutdown.

Sam, Belladonna, and Aunt B.

The Capitol

Unfortunately, by the time we got to the door, we  were told to leave, as someone had left an unattended bag lying around. They kicked everyone off the plaza thing, and wouldn't let anyone leave that was already in the building.

So we walked off to find something without meat to eat for a 4:00 lunch, as we were going to have a 6:45 pizza dinner with our group. :D

After our late lunch we started walking back to Old St. Mary's for the pizza dinner. We stopped at Union Station for a restroom break.

We finally got to Old St. Mary's on time. Only a few others from our group were waiting there. Then someone calls to announce that the pizza dinner was moved back to the hotel. WHA-????? The little group at the church heads back on the twelve minute walk. We were still walking along when someone lets out a really loud, "YES!" Apparently we were going to stay in DC another night. I was amazed and found that hard to believe. But it was true. The turnpike was closed and our buses weren't allowed to leave. Everyone was frantically calling, texting, emailing their parents or employers. If we couldn't leave Saturday, than we would have to leave Sunday, that meant we might not get home until anywhere between Midnight to 6:00 Monday Morning. No one wanted to work after getting so little sleep.

I came to the conclusion that the little group waiting at the Church were the only ones who did any touring after the March. Everyone else just collapsed at the hotel. :D

Pizza line at the hotel.

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To Be Continued