Lafayette Park

Damn, there’s lots of fat squirrels here. Guess living in DC they get fat just like the politicians wallets on Capitol Hill.
Pretty nice park right across the street from the White House.
Clean overall and plenty of spots to sit at and eat lunch. Good place to people watch.
You can also view the police force standing guard along the street by the White House, and if you have a keen eye, see the snipers located on the rooftop of Obama’s crib.
Just don’t do anything stupid like running around the park naked. Those cops don’t look too amused standing out in the cold and rain.

Contrary to the other more dingy parks downtown rhis was actually really nice & peaceful. maybe it’s cloe to the Whitehouse so there are more police around?

Lafayette Park is a nice little downtown splash of green. It it were taken care of like Hyde Park in London and if there were a few less vagrants and protesters it could be a five such is the price of trickle down economics.

It’s a beautiful park right outside the White House. It was raining so I just walked through the park rapidly. Overall, it was a pleasant view!

Ja, hier kann der weit angereiste John Doe Tourist im Schatten der Bäume mal seine Knochen schonen und verweilen. Das Reiterstandbild von Andrew Jackson, der bei der französischen Revolution immerhin schon 22 Jahre alt war, gab dem Park nicht den Namen. Jackson war der siebte Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten und gründete die Demokratische Partei (Hoooray) aber gilt auch als der Vertreiber der Indianer (Pfui). Er duellierte sich gerne und brachte dabei auch mal den ein oder anderen um, insbesondere solche, die seine Frau verleumdeten. Er war der erste Präsident, der nicht aus den Unabhängigkeitskriegen kam. Er war in Amerika geboren, seine Eltern waren Iren. Er war der erste Sozi der US-Präsidenten.An den Ecken des Parks stehen die Bronzefiguren wichtiger Kämpfer für die Freiheit der USA: Zwei Franzosen, ein Pole und mit General Steuben auch ein Deutscher. Seine Statue steht an der Nordwestecke.

This is the park behind The White House. There’s really not much special about it. It’s a small city park. What makes it stand out is the fact that it’s right by The White House and that you’ll undoubtedly get to see some protestors and church groups and whatnot. The reason I come here is simple: It’s where I take my dog to pee and poop.
There is a public restroom. There are two crappy-​ish fountains. My dog loves them in the fall and winter when they’re turned off, but full of leaves. They’re great fun for him to run around in. There’s no trash cans — absolutely none. A few benches. And plenty of squirrels.
This isn’t a place I would come sit and have lunch or anything. In fact, aside from walking through it to go to The White House or taking my dog here, I see little reason to come here.

Okay, the park is gorgeous, as well as the statues in it. But what’s up with all the crazy protesters? Don’t get me wrong, I believe in our freedom of speech. But parents bringing their kids on vacation shouldn’t have to deal with huge color photos of aborted babies steps away from the square and the White House. Or some person wearing an aluminum foil hat in a tent protesting nuclear war. But the Lafayette Park itself is beautiful and historic, and worth the visit.

This is a really nice park located in the Lafayette Square. The park is adjoining to the national historic landmark district. It is a very clean park and very well maintained.
This park was used as a race track, a graveyard, a zoo, a slave market in the park. Now a days it has most of it’s guests as tourists who are visting White house. An ideal spot to relax and for people watching.

We ate a picnic lunch here on the 4^th of July. Picture if you will, us under some trees overlooking the Whitehouse while a pro-​pot rally takes place 10 or 20 metres to our right. The road in front of us, and them, is lined with police cars, seemingly ready to bust them all at a moments notice, only to end up escorting the rally down to The Mall. A unique experience to say the least!

And to Think That I Saw It in Lafayette Park
(After the fashion of Dr. Seuss’s, «And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street»)
**********************************************
When I sit at my desk
And am feeling kind of antsy
I head out of the office
But for no place too fancy
«John K. keep your eyes open,»
My suite mate farewells
«And tell me what’s out there
The sights, sounds, and smells»
A bare-​breasted maiden
Offers Lafayette a saber
In exchange for her cloak
Like he’s doing her a favor
I’m not making it up
I don’t really have to
Take a look for yourself now
At Lafayette’s statue
Michelle goes through the gate
The guards don’t detain her
As she walks in the White House
With Speaker John Boehner
I’m not making this up
And I make this prediction
That in Lafayette Park
Truth is stranger than fiction
I saw Nature Boy Elijah
A self-​professed vegan
Sitting on a park bench
By Supreme Court Justice Kagan
I’m not making this up
He wore a loin cloth of denim
Elena asked his opinion
On U.S. versus Glenham
I return to my office
and recount what I’ve seen
My suite mate rebukes me,
«Your eyesight’s not keen»
«Stop telling such outlandish tales
stop turning minnows into whales»
Now say what you will
It wasn’t a lark
And to think that I saw it
In Lafayette Park

A very fat squirrel walked up to my foot, looked me dead in the eye, smacked my face and took the last bite of my Potbelly sandwich.
In shock, I glanced around for witnesses, only to find a young couple smoking pot, a golf cart cavalcade of park rangers and a, um, «mortgage-​free theorist» pushing a mobile sign that announced «Obama went to India to Consult with the Dalai Lama on How to Kill ME.»
Then I woke up, only I didn’t wake up because I was awake and that all happened.
WTFDCILY

Largest population of tree squirrels in the DC Metro area, there are brown, black and even little baby squirrels haha. This park is right around the corner from me and across the street from the White House. I hear that the Obama’s dog, Bo, goes for walks here. I have yet to see him though. This park has lots of different trees and plenty of paths and benches to chill at. There are two fountains full of ducks too. If you have time, bring some bread or nuts to feed the ducks and squirrels, they will come right up to you and basically feed from your hand. Come out, take a stroll and then catch a view of the White House!

The weather has been lovely (thanks to Hurricane Alex imo) and Lafayette Park was the middle ground btw my friend and I. I have to thank my friend for suggesting this park because I’ve never realized how close it is to my work (~10 min walk). Plenty of benches to sit and eat your lunch. There were a few couples smooching/​cuddling etc but hey I’m not really looking.
Great spot to tourist watch or out of the ordinary folks if you know what i mean. =)

If you work in the downtown area, this is a lovely spot to eat lunch at. It’s big, and you can dine on the grass or on a bench, whichever you prefer. There is something so cool about eating your sandwich with the White House in the background. Reminds you how awesome it is to live in Washington, DC.
Unfortunately, when I went today, they were mowing the lawn with a lawnmower from the 1950s, so I didn’t quite have the serene lunch that I was looking for. But, thankfully most of the time it’s a great, quiet lunch spot.

Great place to meet your friends for lunch if you work in the downtown area. You’re likely to see:
Protesters
Bums
The White House
Cool Statue
Crazy People
People lounging/​sleeping on the grass
an 8^th grade tour
Tourists in general
Secret Service
The President’s Helicopter (s)

Since January 1981, a dough faced woman has manned a tent across from the White House in some never ending fast promoting nuclear disarmament. One might have thought the fall of the Berlin Wall would have sent her packing but no steadfast is she and sadly, she won’t be leaving anytime soon.
Since 2003 she has been joined by a handful of other singers, shouters and pamphlet distributors against the war. Ignorant of all of this are the beefy squirrels who run to and fro in the daytime while the park becomes a veritable rat kingdom upon sunset. See even the rats are up in arms over this current president!
Durign the daytime, its not mobbed but populated with Washingtonians who know this is great place to sit, eat, relax and people watch.

Located directly across the street from the White House, Lafayette Park is a lovely place to relax.
I took a bag of vegan baked goods from Sticky Fingers here and enjoyed them with my platonic life partner in crime and my favorite Washingtonian.
Park yourself on a bench and watch the world go by.