Photo from the Inaugural Mall

A friend's daughter who works for the foreign service was there for the inauguration. She said it was quite crowded and cold but worth the effort to be a part of something so big. Here is a shot of the crowd and the jumbotrons. One memorable part: 

At one point I heard crowds of

laughter (which seemed incongruous for the words I was hearing!) and

looked up to see the close-up of a petulant-looking Bush, who seemed

personally put off by the speech.