When we arrived back to our rig from our morning of seeing the sights in Annapolis, we saw our thermometer-we knew it was hot! but didn't realize how hot. The air conditioner has been going non-stop since we got here yesterday. We arrived about noon on July 6th and the highest temp we saw was 105 degrees. These are shade temperatures-not in the sun.
We left for Annapolis at 0800 for a 1030 trolley tour. It was advertised as air conditioned-but yikes it was really hot in there, the windows were closed so we didn't even have a breath of air. | ||
The entrance to the World II war memorial.
We went over several bridges on our tour and every bridge had beautiful views of $$ boats,
moored as far as the eye could see.
This college costs $50,000 a year to attend, they do not have grades nor do they have any books. The reading list for every year, is from the great classics. The students do take 4 years of math. Their only sport is crochet. When they played the Naval Academy this year they dressed in Viking outfits. The reason given: "Vikings ruled the seas long before there was a Naval Academy". This college has 80% of their students go on to graduate school and graduate.
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We call them "State Capitols" out west. Starting in the Midwest they are called "State Houses". |
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This is the spot in the old Senate room that George Washington resigned his commission in the military to resume his private life.
The Senate still meets in this room that was remodelled in 1905.
The House of Representatives Chamber.
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| Dome of the capital. |
We were not able to access any area other than a small area on the main floor. I was very disappointed in this capital, it was supposed to be self-guided tour but the self guide was very poorly put together and there was no one available to ask questions.
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