Touring the White House.

The Out of Towners.

Talk about Country Mice coming to the big city, this morning Nancy and I by agreement woke up early, had a quick breakfast and headed for the White House visitors center. We had decided we'd like to see the White House so we wanted to get our names on the list first thing. The visitor center is located at 14th and Pennsylvania and wasn't exactly a hotbed of action this time of the morning. We made our way inside expecting a long line, not seeing one we headed over to the information booth. A 60ish lady was behind the counter and I inquired of her where I could sign up for the White House Tour. This woman was so nice, I'm sure her first instinct had to be to laugh, but she didn't. She explained to me that there were no last minute tours of the White House, it generally takes 3-4 months to get a tour arranged. You would normally go through the office of your Congressman or Senator to set up an application. Every visitor is looked at by the Secret Service and to get in is really tough. Nancy and I looked at each other and started to laugh, we had actually thought we could just walk in and get a tour. What a couple of country bumpkins we are. Its good to laugh at yourself sometimes.