At the end of that short entry, I realized I hadn't even been in the right part of town to see the actual Capitol building, virtually the only landmark in Frankfort anyone would go out of their way to see. So I've been meaning to return ever since. And at last, I did.
With my current work schedule, I've been able to work weekends - easy, quiet weekends - and take Mondays off, which I've enjoyed. The first of these, a few weeks ago, I decided to mark the occasion by touring the Capitol.
Made sure to get my bearings right this time, and armed with a smartphone and an iPad - neither of which I owned for trip #1 (wow!) - I was able to find my way no problem. Parked on a side street and walked around the Capitol complex. A parking lot overlooks the Kentucky River:
There were a lot of important-looking people about, in their fancy suits, since it was, y'know, a Monday and I guess they had work.
Saw this big ol' thing, a garden-clock given in honor of some dang guy:
Neat!
Having poked around the outside sufficiently, I went into the Capitol itself and took the self-guided tour:
They've got this somewhat off-putting collection of dolls made in effigy of all First Ladies of Kentucky, dating back to antiquity:
That's right there in the first floor wings immediately inside the rotunda. It is on display.
Made my way up the grand marble staircases:
Saw all the rooms; the court:
The law library:
The Senate:
The General Assembly:
And the Meeting Room:
With maybe one other tourist there, and no elected officials, since Kentucky congress meets for just the first few months of the year, I pretty much had the run of the place. More shots of the building itself:
It's a surprisingly nice building!
Left down the grand front steps:
And made my way home. And once again, as of the Frankfort post, the blog is up to date!
