On Saturday, Barack Obama travelled to Washington by train, a historic journey that harked back to the country's founding fathers. (18.01.2009) je 13

Barack Obama has arrived in Washington ahead of his inauguration as the 44th president of the United States in two days' time. The hopes of a nation in economic turmoil are pinned on Obama, who will make history as the first ever black president of the US. On Saturday, he travelled to Washington by train, a historic journey that harked back to the country's founding fathers.