Posts have lessened, but the substance behind them certainly hasn't. We've been taking pictures and getting ready for these upcoming posts. I figure after a long break, we'd better come back with a bang! Something huge!
Large in stature and import (for good or bad), we have the State Capital Building, the seat of political power for this great state. And my favorite part...
Don't ask me why. Maybe there are studies done on why boys (guys) like lions. Ever since I was little, my most lasting memory from the capital building (that is still there in form) are these four lions posted to guard the eastern and western entrances. So cool! (My other memory is from the inside where the flooring used to have different models of Air Force aircraft depicted on the floor. This is no longer there that I know of.)
What else do you really see at the Capital Building:
The large-looming figures of the recent past, still present to those of us coming after,
The stately corridors and chambers where current movers and shakers of government gather in council,
And this guy. I couldn't help but smile at the expression on his face. It certainly isn't what you typically see memorialized in bronze. I like the guy though.
Is anyone interested in playing a game? ... I have a 15 dollar gift card to the Olive Garden (which I plan on rating soon as well) which I will mail, along with the portable emergency Restop give-away I already mentioned, to the first person who sends me a picture of someone taken by this bronze bust. (Bonus points for a picture of someone trying to match the expression on his face) (and no, I'm not entirely sure what the bonus points will be good for, other than the enjoyment that certainly, inevitably would come from the attempt. I'm smiling just thinking about it now.)
Otherwise, the visit was a great one. Our nubbins of a daughter discovered the amazing echoes inside a building of that type, which was really funny, and embarassing.
And now, behold!
And the final touch...
She didn't need one, but part of me wanted to give her the most luxurious diaper change she's ever had at this marble changing station. Oh well.
My thoughts on the restroom... you won't be disappointed going in there. It wasn't as clean as I thought it should be by a long shot. I figure our nation's capital should be the shining example of cleanliness for all of the visitors coming to our state and visiting our state's head.
There are all the choices for stalls, and sometimes you just choose incorrectly, to your utter chagrin. I tried the wrong one there and was left retreating from the stall in search of another, more inviting one. ( I won't go into detail of what made the first so uninviting) Needless to say, the only way to avoid this kind of occurrence is to have them checked regularly enough to catch this kind of thing, and I don't know if they really want to commit that kind of resource to something so seemingly trivial. I mean, I don't know how many people there are out there that care too much about having a clean and inviting restroom... hmmmm. Never mind. While loving the restroom's class, I would rate the restroom itself as
fair. There was also a dirty floor, covered by little pieces of debris and lint.
I loved the visit though, and there were restrooms on every one of the four levels we visited, and I only rated the main level visitor's restroom. (I'd love to see the restroom used by our heads of state. I'll bet it is much nicer.)
Hope you enjoyed this latest visit, and thanks everybody for following the blog.
I'll look forward to seeing if anybody's game for the bust hunt. Remember, send a picture of someone by the bust for the gift card and Restop give-away.
Next time, I'll be revisiting the Fast Food restaurant challenge, and hopefully finishing it to move on.
