It was nice to wander around Montgomery, Alabama this morning. Most places were closed for the holiday, which made it very peaceful, but also a little disappointing, since we didn't get to go in the Alabama Cattleman's MOOseum. That's right. A museum about cows. They even have cowboy dress-up in there. But it was closed. We took a picture with their van.
The Civil Rights Memorial is NEVER closed. You can't tell in the photo, but water is pouring down the face of this wall and over the round piece next to it.
This section of the memorial lists the names and dates of people who lost their lives. It was very moving.
To the side of the Capital building are flags of all the states, and at the base of each flag is a large stone from that state, etched with the state name. Very cool.
The first White House of the Confederacy is across the street (not in its original location). Confederate President Jefferson Davis lived here. There's a Jeff Davis street in Sitka and I didn't really know who he was until yesterday.
There is a fun map of Alabama showing where all the really great stuff is, and you can walk on it! The sign said it was okay to walk on it.
We thought we were done wandering since everything was closed, so Cassie wanted to drive by Chris's Famous Hot Dogs to take a picture and then we saw this fountain and I wanted to stop and see it. Right across the street from this fountain is Rosa Parks' bus stop. Wow!
Martin Luther King's church is a few blocks away, and up the road is a river walk. We didn't go there, since most things were closed. We went to wander some shops instead, then drove to Auburn to visit with Dawn and her family.
Dawn showed us around the town and the campus (go, Tigers). It's very pretty here! We were liking it a lot and then Dawn showed us pictures of the snake skins she found in her back yard. Heebie Jeebies much?
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