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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Graphic: Map of the DC Popemobile Routes

The USA Today talks about the popemobile routes:

Pope Benedict XVI will make public appearances in a bulletproof "Popemobile" on two days during his first U.S. visit next week, the Roman Catholic archdioceses of New York and Washington, D.C., announced Tuesday.

Details of the public excursions in New York City and Washington, the only two stops on his six-day visit, took elaborate consultations with the Secret Service and local police. The Popemobile events will likely be the only opportunity for the general public to catch a glimpse of the pope, outside of scheduled ticketed events.
Here is my updated super Google Map for the DC portion of his trip (NYC to come next):

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I've marked out the routes (with times), the areas closed to the public, and my suggested prime viewing locations.

My tip: the trip near Catholic University of America will be very congested, and short. If you want to see the pope - your best bet is around 12pm on April 16th when he goes from the White House back to the Nunciature. Come early, look for a good spot, and wait it out. Good luck!

See yesterday's post on the USCCB's press release of this information here.

update: I've removed the embedded map. It was very cool, but caused some browsers to freeze. Sorry for that inconvenience, this should fix the issue.

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