The Letter "C"

I know it's been awhile since we have posted on our "Dating the Alphabet".  Although we have been going on dates, it's a little more difficult than we expected.  This is going to take us a little longer than we originally thought.  (I would add that the difficulty is in making the time to blog, rather than in the dating.)

It was Bryan's turn to choose.  He has always loved the State Capitol.  So naturally he choose "Capitol" for our date.  We decided to make this a family date so Bryan could share his love of the state capitol with both Rosie and I.  He went above and beyond and made it a triple "C" date!  We just bought new bikes this spring and decided to "cycle" to our destination.

Along the way we stopped at "Cooper" Park.  We enjoyed a picnic lunch and let Rosie play at the playground for a little while before we headed on our way.

Being that we are such novice cyclists we realized, as we approached the capitol, that we didn't have bike locks.  Thankfully our friends at Agee Automotive where kind enough to watch our bikes for us.  So on to the capitol by foot. 

We arrived at the Nebraska State Capitol just in time for a tour.  There was one other couple from Iowa that joined us on the tour.  This made for a very intimate and personal tour.  It was interesting seeing the cavernous spaces and minute details through Rosie's eyes.  She loved all the mosaics on the walls and floors.  The guide we had was very knowledgeable and interesting.  He took his time and was very good at including Rosie in the conversation.  At the end of the tour we took the very small elevator to the rotunda.  This was my favorite part!  It was pretty neat to see all of Lincoln from the top of the capitol. 

Looking for our house!

Rosie also found a feather which we later
found out came from a falcon that lives
at the top of the capitol.

After we explored the rotunda we took the very small elevator down to the lower level.  There we found a tv screen that showed us a live feed from the falcon nest.  Rosie also got to take a drink for the very popular water fountain. 

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No trip to the capitol is complete without
a drink at the fountain.

We explored a little out side before heading home.

Standing in front of
Abraham Lincoln

Looking for the falcons.

Taking a break on the steps.

Hiding in the trees at the
Lincoln Mall.

Cooling off a bit.



We picked up our bikes and started our journey home.  We had an unexpected surprise on our way home.  Our friend Michaella Kumke was also biking that day and rode up right behind us.  She followed us home and we enjoyed catching up with our good friend over a nice cold beer.