I LOVE March Madness!!!!

From 19 March 2008 to 23 March 2008, I traveled to Washington, DC, USA to do two things:
1. Watch the 1st and 2nd Round of the 2008 NCAA Men's College Basketball Championship at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington, DC on Thursday 20 March 2008 and Saturday 22 March 2008
2. Be a tourist in Washington DC.

I accomplished many things during the trip...
- watch the 1st and 2nd round at a venue for the NCAA Men's College Basketball Champship...check!
- watch a team playing in the tournament from the college's campus while they are playing at another venue while they are playing a game in the tournament...check!
- visit the capitol of the USA...check!

So the saga began about a year ago, 2007, when I looked up the venues for this tournament in 2008. I discovered that one of the hosts was Georgetown University in Washington DC. I thought it would be awesome to attend the tournament, as well as explore a fantastic city. I decided to apply for these tickets, and in the meantime bought a pair of tickets straight from another host, North Carolina State where they would be playing in Raleigh. If I didn't get the DC tickets, I could at least go to NC. But, as of June 2007, I discovered that I was going to be a recipient of the DC tickets. So with the help of my friend John, I sold the NC tickets. As for my travel buddy, my friend Roy from college, graciously volunteered to attend the tournament with me. I was all set!! In February 2008, I received tickets to the DC game and we were all set.
This is Roy in his UCLA sweatshirt.

On Selection Sunday we found out who would be at our venue. Xavier vs. Georgia; Purdue vs. Baylor; West Virginia vs. Arizona; Duke vs. Belmont. We were definitely excited!!!
This is prior to tip off of the first of the 3 double headers we would be witnessing over the course of 2 days. I am SOOOOOOO EXCITED!!!!!!!!! =) There weren't very many people when we got there, but by the end of the games, the place was packed!!