Monday, January 24, 2011

Old and Downtown Sacramento: January 22, 2011

We ventured into Old Sacramento, which is a National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park.  It dates back to 1848 with the discovery of gold, it was the last stop on the Pony Express route, transcontinental railroad terminal, and housed the original California Supreme Court Chambers. 
Hope you enjoy, because we sure did!



Cobblestone road!





Old Union Pacific Railcar






 The Pony Express Monument




We ate at Annabelle's



 Monument for the Engineer of the Railroad.


After lunch at Annabelle's, we walked through an underground tunnel to take us to Downtown Sacramento, where the Capitol building resides.




Beautiful murals in the tunnel...


Open-air mall immediately once you enter Downtown...

Another ice rink!  We are 3 for 3 (even though this one was taken down)!


Side view of the Capitol Building



View from the Capitol back towards Old Sacramento

Old mission-style Church


An orange tree!

Purple Heart Memorial

 Convention Center and crazy fountain outside of it!


Outside of the Masonic Temple

After some time spent in Downtown, we ventured back into Old Sac for the sunset!


We had ice cream overlooking the Sacramento River as the sun set!

The Sacramento River and the pyramid-like building is called "The Money Store"






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