Visits to state and national capitols
Today was a rainy day. It was still a great day. We did not walk as far as we did yesterday, and we managed to be inside for most of the day. We started our day at the Air and Space Museum. The Air and Space Museum covers the history of flight very well. It […]
August 23, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 3 – Museums, The Capitol, & The Supreme Court Read More »
The second day of our trip involved quite a bit of walking. We stayed in Arlington, Virginia. It was about a ten minute walk to the Metro Station. From there, we rode five minutes to the front of Arlington National Cemetery. For the rest of the day, we walked everywhere to see the White House
August 22, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 2 – The White House & 5 DC Memorials Read More »
Today, we began our third trip to tour the National Parks and State Capitols of the United States. We plan to travel up the east coast to Acadia National Park and then go west toward Chicago, spending a week in Clifton Park for our grandson’s 5th birthday. From there, we will head southwest toward home.
August 21, 2019 : Trip 3, Day 1 – Richmond, Virginia Read More »
The second day of our short trip 2 was a visit to the Capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The interior of the capitol is impressive. The white rotunda walls provide a great background for the decorative interior. The rotunda area is a great base for the dome at the top of the rotunda. The level
June 18, 2019 : Trip 2, Day 2 – Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Read More »
We were on a trip to New York and Vermont to visit our family. We decided to visit a few places on our list on the way back home. Our journey began in Vermont. We drove to Hartford Connecticut to see the capitol. Parking for the capitol is across a large highway. To simplify access
June 17, 2019 : Trip 2, Day 1 – A Three City Tour Read More »
We finished our visit in Panama City Beach with a round of Goofy Golf. You might call it miniature golf, but there is nothing miniature about this course. Marlene had played on the course during previous visits to Panama City Beach so we decided to play the course again. After a round of Goofy Golf,
May 2, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 18 – Tallahassee, Florida Read More »
Today was a big driving day. We spent three hours driving some back roads of Mississippi to get from Vicksburg to Baton Rouge. The picture you have in your mind is different from the road we were on. It was a 4 lane divided highway with a high speed limit of 65 and a low
April 29, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 15 – Driving and Baton Rouge, Louisiana Read More »
We started the day in Memphis Tennessee and ended the day in Jackson Mississippi. We had several stops along the way. We began on Beale Street in Memphis. Beale Street is an interesting combination of contradictions. First is the music. At the Orpheum Theatre there are stars on the street for some of the famous
April 26, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 12 – Memphis, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi Read More »
We spent the day in Music City. It was a busy day since the NFL draft is being held here tomorrow. We visited several places. We started at the state capitol building. The Tennessee Capitol is on top of the highest hill in Nashville It is quite a climb up the hill to the Capitol.
April 24, 2019 : Trip 1, Day 10 – Nashville, Tennessee Read More »