Travelling in Style...Keg Bus Style!

This past weekend was a fun one! A group of friends threw Amanda and her husband a going away party....we knew that part would be a blast...but we added to the excitement by surprising Amanda and her husband with a loosely guided tour of DC on a KEG BUS!

From the outside, the Keg Bus looks like a regular old school bus - maybe not as many windows and the back 'Fire Exit' has been removed. From the inside, it looks like an upscale limo or even a private room in a night club. It's equipped with a bathroom, a couple of sinks, a touch-screen audio/entertainment system, a tap, and a stripper pole. But the funny thing about the keg bus is...it doesn't come with a keg. If you rent this thing, you have to supply your own alcohol. No big deal for this group, but it is pretty ironic that you're on this vehicle called the 'Keg' bus and we had to make an emergency stop at the liquor store to fill up on more beer.

Anyways - we had a blast riding around DC during the busiest time of year - the first day of the Cherry Blossom Festival. But that didn't stop this bus from going to the tourist spots - we took pictures in front of the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, headed over to the Capitol (where we learned that circumcision leads to brain damage), Eastern Market and then back at our final destination - the Bottom Line.

All in all, a great time was had by all. We unintentionally left someone behind at the liquor store (we got her back though) and all the boys were just having a field day with the protesters in front of the Capitol building with their Circumcision warnings and 'Don't Snip the Tip' displays. I mean, we stopped at the Capitol to take some pictures because it's a beautiful building to one side and if you turn around, you have a great view of the mall on the other side...but no, more pictures were snapped of the boys running towards the display and in front of the display (see right) than of the actual buildings themselves...oh well.

And the Keg Bus driver was right - the stripper pole is used more by guys than gals. Go figure!