We woke up to a sunny day. Terry & Sharon pulled out at 9:25, heading for home, leaving us alone...
We went to Augusta, via the Visitor Centre and arrived at the Maine State House, which is a very impressive building, at 10:30.
After clearing security, we toured the building, starting at the 4th floor, The Rotunda, in the centre of the building, rises three stories above the fourth floor, culminating in an impressive domed ceiling. Narrow balconies with delicate iron railings encircle the rotunda at two levels.
On the third floor was the Senate Chamber. There are 35 members of the Senate.
The House Chamber is also on the third floor, but is closed for construction.
There is a patio complete with wicker rocking chairs on the third floor. This is the view from that patio.
The second floor contains the Hall of Flags, which is an imposing chamber under the dome of the Capitol and here are displayed Marine battle flags and portraits of some of the state's most noted political figures.
These are some of the Civil War flags of Maine.
There is a tunnel that connects the State House and the Cross office building which contains beautiful dioramas of animals in each of the seasons. One of the fascinating displays there was this creation comprised of discarded electronic bric-a-brac. It is fascinating to see the various items used in the creation of this piece. It is hard to see in this pic, but there are computer keys, and various other parts.
This may show things better. It was quite an impressive use of discarded items,
We enjoyed a great lunch at Applebee's, did some shopping then back to the campground to plan our route home, which will start tomorrow. It was a gorgeous day, sunny and 23C.
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