Again we immediately recognized the marble, or so we thought. The floors are marble, although we do not know where the marble came from. We would still guess Alaska. But the columns are made of stassssss, a mixture hat includes marble dust, but is not marble. In fact, the kids thought it was plastic.
This was the first time we visited a state capital on a Saturday. Since nobody was working, many of the offices were closed. The kids were disappointed that the governor's office was closed because they thought that meant they would not receive a coin as they had at the Nevada capital. But once I reminded them that at every other governor's office they had received a pencil, they didn't feel like they were missing out on much.
View from the top
Since it was Saturday, there was a farmers market going on right outside the capital. They were just closing up all the booths, so we walked through and enjoyed what we could.
After the capital, we went to Julia Davis Park. It is a large park with lots to do - a zoo, museums, paddle boats, etc. But we didn't go to DO anything, we went to MEET friends!
The Denkers family just moved up to Idaho from SoCal, so it was fun to meet up and hear about their adventures getting to know their new town.
After the capital, we went to Julia Davis Park. It is a large park with lots to do - a zoo, museums, paddle boats, etc. But we didn't go to DO anything, we went to MEET friends!
Walking back to our car, we decided to pop in to the discovery center were passing to see what it was. (We already had plans for the afternoon, so we were really just stopping in out of curiosity.)
As we turned to leave, we recognized someone - which was odd because we had just had lunch with the only people we know here.
It was pretty crazy to run into someone from our homeschool group and someone our kids recognized from a friend's church together at a science center in Boise! What timing! Nicole was here visiting family, and our presence was just as much a surprise to her!
After our fun surprise meeting, we had an hour before our evening activity so we checked out some places TripAdvisor recommended. We tried to visit Boise Train Depot but it turned out to be a trailer maneuvering nightmare AND it was closed to the public for a wedding, so all that driving drama for nothing. ): We decided to visit Kathryn Albertson Park instead.
It is a beautiful bird sanctuary with ponds and flowers and walking paths.
After exploring the park, it was time to head out to our next location...
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