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glatt · 06-12-2007, 09:23 AM

I like seeing everyone's commutes, so I thought I'd join in as well. These are all on my Flickr page, so you can see larger versions there if you like. My commute will look a little different, because I walk. It's about 1.5 miles of total walking each way.

We start off at my house, where I just took out the recycling:

Then I go down the street. There's a mixture of small older houses, and silly enormous McMansions. See the tall building in the distance? I'm walking about three blocks past that to enter the MetroRail system:

I cut through the playground of this elementary school, but it's OK since no kids are here this early:

This street of older houses hasn't seen any new McMansions pop up because the houses are all duplexes. To tear one down, you would have to buy out two families, and I guess the developers think it's too much effort:

I walk along this bike path for a short distance. You can see I'm starting to get into a built up area around the metro station:

It looks like I'm in the city here, but I'm still in the suburbs, just a few blocks from my house. The metro station is three blocks ahead:

Here's the elevator down into the ground to catch a train:

This is my Metrorail station. I just missed a train, so the platform is pretty empty. It will be packed like sardines in just a minute or two. The glowing sign on the left says the next train will be here in 4 minutes:

The train! You can see it's become more crowded on the platform:

I know where to stand on the train so I'm one of the first off and through the gates. This is coming up out of the ground in downtown Washington D.C. There's a huge mob of people right on my tail, so I take a quick picture and head up the escalator:

Have any of you seen one of these R2-D2 mailboxes for the Star Wars 30 year anniversary?

I cut through Franklin Square Park:

Go past this old stone church and a new construction site. There's construction everywhere in this city.

This is the Washington D.C. International Youth Hostel. It's right next to an abandoned building being used as a billboard, and on the other side is a brand new building that is going to be a hotel or condos or something.

I bought a Christmas postcard from this place to send to Billy. It's right across from my building.

And here's my building! I actually went across the street to take this shot. I don't normally arrive from this direction. I normally come in a back way and sneak through the loading dock:

06-12-2007, 09:23 AM	#1
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I like seeing everyone's commutes, so I thought I'd join in as well. These are all on my Flickr page, so you can see larger versions there if you like. My commute will look a little different, because I walk. It's about 1.5 miles of total walking each way. We start off at my house, where I just took out the recycling: Then I go down the street. There's a mixture of small older houses, and silly enormous McMansions. See the tall building in the distance? I'm walking about three blocks past that to enter the MetroRail system: I cut through the playground of this elementary school, but it's OK since no kids are here this early: This street of older houses hasn't seen any new McMansions pop up because the houses are all duplexes. To tear one down, you would have to buy out two families, and I guess the developers think it's too much effort: I walk along this bike path for a short distance. You can see I'm starting to get into a built up area around the metro station: It looks like I'm in the city here, but I'm still in the suburbs, just a few blocks from my house. The metro station is three blocks ahead: Here's the elevator down into the ground to catch a train: This is my Metrorail station. I just missed a train, so the platform is pretty empty. It will be packed like sardines in just a minute or two. The glowing sign on the left says the next train will be here in 4 minutes: The train! You can see it's become more crowded on the platform: I know where to stand on the train so I'm one of the first off and through the gates. This is coming up out of the ground in downtown Washington D.C. There's a huge mob of people right on my tail, so I take a quick picture and head up the escalator: Have any of you seen one of these R2-D2 mailboxes for the Star Wars 30 year anniversary? I cut through Franklin Square Park: Go past this old stone church and a new construction site. There's construction everywhere in this city. This is the Washington D.C. International Youth Hostel. It's right next to an abandoned building being used as a billboard, and on the other side is a brand new building that is going to be a hotel or condos or something. I bought a Christmas postcard from this place to send to Billy. It's right across from my building. And here's my building! I actually went across the street to take this shot. I don't normally arrive from this direction. I normally come in a back way and sneak through the loading dock: