Annapolis

Hi Again:


We woke up to a 55 degree morning, the furnace running and the sun shining bright. Outside, it was cool in the shade and warm in the sun, a great fall day. Today, we decided to use Plan B from yesterday, the trip to Annapolis. It was a 25 mile trip from our home base.


I knew it was the home of the Naval Academy but had forgotten it is also the capital of Maryland. The capital building is the oldest in use in the country. George Washington resigned his commission in this building. I think we have all seen the painting of that. The streets and sidewalks in the area are brick. I will try to include a few pictures. Very impressive!


As for the Naval Academy, impressive is a good word here too. I should say here that we took a walking tour of the Academy and the capital area. The chapel will seat around 2500 people. John Paul Jones remains have been moved and buried in the chapel. It was worth the trip just to see the chapel.


Bancroft Hall is the dorm for all the cadets. It is a massive structure. The tour took us inside where we were able to see an example of a dorm room. The main entrance into the hall looked like something that might be found in a capital building. Again,very impressive!


All in all it was an enjoyable day. We had made plans to drive out to Mt. Vernon after Annapolis but we ran short on time. So we came back home, did some laundry and a little cleaning around the place. We are getting ready to watch some football. We haven't decided what we will do tomorrow so stay tuned. If you aren't bored to tears yet, I'll try again tomorrow. More later. L&G

Note: I tried to load more than one picture but no luck.