October 12th - Day 2 - K's view

Day Two.

Well, two days in and we aren’t dead yet. :D

This morning we got up and went to breakfast.  I had waffles and egg at the lovely motel.  I am going to enjoy hotel waffles, before I get so tired of them! 

After breakfast, we got everything packed up, checked out of the motel, and headed to Baton Rouge.  We wanted to see the Louisiana state capitols. That’s rights capitols. There are two of them. The old state capitol and the new state capitol, but first we made a visit to the local visitors center. The two ladies that helped us out were so nice, kind, and helpful. They told us right where to go and the best way to get there. (And even the cheapest place to park!)

We went to the new state capitol first. I liked the Egyptian hints on the outside of the building, but on the inside there were some inappropriate paintings/decorations on the wall. 

After looking around on the ground floor we went up to the top of the tower. The elevator was REALLY fast. I didn’t really like it, but the view was well worth it. :D

Pentagon offices

After going back down the elevator (which was worsethan going up),we headed over to the old capitol. I LOVE this building, it is like a French castle. The towers, the staircase, and the stain glass dome. I love it all SO much!

We walked into this room that looked like it was a ballroom.We felt like we were transported back in time. I just felt like waltzing!

These chandeliers (there are three of them) were originally lit by candlelight.They were then converted to gas and eventually electricity.

SOOOO PRETTY!

We also saw these water spouts. I thought they were really fun.

Denielle thought that maybe she could run through the water……she gave up

We went to get cupcakes at a place Mamma had gotten a groupon for.When we pulled into the parking lot we saw this fun double decker bus!

We went in to get our cupcakes and Deniellefound her dream bottle of Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

After we got the cupcakes we hit the road. Our goal was to get as close to Dauphin Island, as possible, before nightfall.We took a beautiful scenic beach road that added a few minutes, but we were able to look out over the ocean for a couple of hours.

We got into Mississippi before sunset and we were able to find this beautiful lighthouse along the road. We stopped to take pictures and realized that we were going to be able to actually see the sunset over the ocean. It was so pretty!

So then we left and headed for our hotel. We decided to stay in a hotel in Moss Point, Mississippi. The hotel was really great! We walked in our room and it was nice and cold, and there was a cute little puppy made out of towels sitting on the bed.I can’t wait for the rest of our trip and I am so excited for what’s to come!

 P.S.Just a forewarning to all my friends and family. I If my southern accent is twice as thick when I get back, blame is on the southerners I’ve been talking to. It’s gotten worse over the last day and a half than it has in the last 17 years! :D

-K