8-15, Annapolis

We took our first pleasure trip to Annapolis on Sunday. (We don't qualify spending two hours in line to get my ID card and then having a "glitch in the system" on my turn and failing to get the ID card a pleasure trip!) We had a lovely lunch in a park (we have a new favorite deli!) in downtown. We befriended a local bird who was quite fond of Nikolas and his tidbits. We strolled around Annapolis and took in its uniqueness. I had always thought of Annapolis as just "the Naval Academy" never thinking twice about the possibility of it being a neat town as well. It is.......

This was our fun picnic in the park and our new birdie friend.

This is the Governor's mansion. What a place to call home!

Downtown is filled with character.

Do you see what I see? A MONTANA license plate parked at the academy. I wonder what part of the state he/she is from!

A walking tour of the Naval Academy is significantly different than the Merchant Marine Academy. It is SO much BIGGER. They have facilities there that Kings Point can only dream of! But, I do remember spending a night there the night before marching in Clinton's Inaugural parade. I'd have to say that the midshipmen at Kings Point are much friendlier than our Naval Academy counterparts. The girls we shared a room with didn't even acknowledge our presence (in their room!) or talk with us. Talk about uncomfortable! As I digress, anyway, the academy is very beautiful.

It's athletic fields have a wonderful view of the bay. These photos were taken by the sea wall.

This light is a neat memorial.

The officer's quarters at the academy are quite nice. Sven and I were imagining how neat it would be to live in them. We like our little house on Fort Meade, but it's nothing compared to this!

If you want to see my scenic photos of Annapolis, go to www.aseyeseeit.info, click on the gallery tab and then open the Maryland gallery.