And…..we were off!
Girlfriend, Thumper and Jabber took off for the Land of Lincoln in search of…..Lincoln!
Springfield, Illinois is located smack-dab in the center of Illinois, so it was a day-long road trip to get to our destination. Jabber’s son lives there. First on the search was a trip through the Illinois State Capitol building.
The building has recently (and is currently) undergone renovation. This is where our current President worked prior to becoming the President of the United States. Son pointed out his seat, in the back row.
Son explains some of the history of the building to the girls (above).
But….pretty soon…..
Thumper and Girlfriend took their seats–Presenting The Honorable Girlfriend and Honorable Thumper of the Illinois State Senate.
Thumper looks pretty comfortable in that seat, doesn’t she?
The ceilings were as gorgeous as the walls.
Girlfriend and Thumper contemplate the history of Illinois, but they are in search of Lincoln!
Above, the outside of the building and the dome….inside the dome below.
This is the dome in the center of the Capitol building–it is magnificent!
Looking down from the second floor of the rotunda under the dome (above).
Girlfriend decided to google where Lincoln might be while Thumper has decided that, no, Lincoln definitely is not here.
We tried looking in the House of Representatives in the Capitol building, but no one was there, either.
To get to the building, Son had taken us underground, through the tunnels and Rathskeller–what an amazing walkway it was, too!
View of one side of the Illinois State Capitol Building.
We had a private, wonderfully educational tour of the building–but we didn’t find Lincoln! Tomorrow we would search elsewhere.
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