I'm still backlogged on blogs here. Here's a little something from The White House:
When
I was about 5 years old, I wanted to be the first Chinese American
President of The United States. I very quickly grew out of that idea
and I'm glad I did. On my recent trip to New York we decided to take an
excursion to Washington D.C. as I haven't been since I was 7. Through
Lisa's father's relationship with the Secret Service we were taken on a
special tour of The White House. Unlike regular tours we got to go into
most of the State rooms as well as go into places that most people
don't get to see.

The
first room here (sorry for the blurriness) is the White House theater.
This is where they watch movies and the President sometimes practices
his speeches. These two chairs are where Michelle and Barrack actually
sit when munching on popcorn to Hollywood's latest release.

This
is White House china purchased by George Washington. It is actually
from China. Nice to see a little bit of China in The White House.

Aside
from all the official State Rooms, we went down into the bowels of the
building and got to see the kitchen! All meals are prepared here. I was
much smaller than expected. I have worked in kitchens much larger than
this that served a whole lot less people than I assume the White House
does.

This
is in the Chocolate room. Custom chocolates are made here for every
occasion as you can see form the photo board. I wonder who was munching
on those cookies?

Yes,
that's the toilet and yes, I peed there. Really couldn't miss the
opportunity although it would have been more poignant during the Bush
administration.

The
Secret Service are specially trained special agents whose job is to
protect The President. This blacked out badge is very cool looking.

This
is one of the Secret Service agents that protect the grounds of the
White House. That Sci-Fi looking sub machine gun is a Belgian made P90.
You don't want to mess around with these guys.

Although
I didn't see Barrack but his presence was felt as he was in the press
room talking to the media. Overall I was surprised to see that all the
rooms looked a lot smaller than they do on tv. I guess that's what a
bit of make up and good lighting can do.