August 2, 2004
Conventioneering
As promised, photos of my weekend in Boston. This is what happens when thousands of D.C. people descend on a city.
(Click on the thumbnails for a larger version.)
Even at a happy hour event, there are camera crews looking for people to interview
The "Run Against Bush" people, at least two of which I recognized from Dupont Circle, head off for their loop around the Fleet Center.
The day after the convention, the feds take their bomb robot for walkies before the long trip back to Quantico.
Young Dems shut out of the convention head for the bar.
This is the closest I got to the action.
If you have a neighborhood nicknamed the Combat Zone, don't mark it off as such on your tourist maps.
Did I mention that they have an awesome new bridge?
Posted by rj3 at August 2, 2004 10:41 PM
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