Anton and I enjoyed a nice weekend getaway Saturday and Sunday while my mom stayed with the kids. The weather was HOT so we spent most of our time outside in the grand city of... Olympia! Okay, I know it's not exactly a common vacation destination, but we thought it would be fun to explore the capital city and enjoy some time together. We also pretty much ate our way through the weekend. Anton started out Saturday with steak and eggs for breakfast at home followed by a half-pound hamburger at our favorite restaurant: Carl's Jr!Their guacamole burger is to die for!
Anway, our first stop was the State Capital Museum, located in this converted mansion. It was fairly interesting, but definitely on the small side as museums go.
After checking into our hotel we walked ALL over downtown. We dodged past two wedding parties and several groups of kids dressed up for prom (snapping pictures) to make it into the capital building before it closed. After walking around on our own for a while we snuck into the end of a tour so we could see the inside of the Senate chamber. I said I'd love to bring students down to watch a legislative session, but Anton said it would probably be boring. This from the man who listens to classical music and reads science NONfiction!
After checking into our hotel we walked ALL over downtown. We dodged past two wedding parties and several groups of kids dressed up for prom (snapping pictures) to make it into the capital building before it closed. After walking around on our own for a while we snuck into the end of a tour so we could see the inside of the Senate chamber. I said I'd love to bring students down to watch a legislative session, but Anton said it would probably be boring. This from the man who listens to classical music and reads science NONfiction!
After seeing the capital building and peeking in the gates of the Governor's mansion, we hiked down the switchback trail to Capital Lake where we found ourselves in the middle of a kid-and-me fun run. Anton wanted to cheer for all the kids while I was happy to move along (nothing like HOARDS of kids on your adults-only weekend!) From the lake it was a short walk over to Bud Inlet on the sound.
We found an AMAZING restaurant for dinner which had some of the best seafood I've ever tasted. It turns out it's the original seafood restaurant in Olympia. We sat outside right on the waterfront and enjoyed a great meal. It's moments like that I am so glad I live in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. There's just nothing like eating fresh seafood right on the salt water amist a landscape of Douglas firs and cedars with the Olympic mountains in the background. Unbelievable!
Sunday we hiked the Marshall trail, a nature preserve within city limits. (It made our impatience for camp almost unbearable.) Then we stopped at a school playground to play some basketball before heading home.
The kids were having some fun of their own when we returned. They were in bathing suits pretty much all afternoon enjoying the sun and having fun with Nana.
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