The day after Thanksgiving I took a scheduled tour of the Capitol building. I had thought that since it was a holiday for me, but not a Federal holiday I would miss the crowds. Wrong. Apparently it was one of their busier days.
The morning started off bad; I dropped my camera onto the hard floor of the elevator. It was acting a little funny, which was more than a little disturbing. Fortunately, it all seems to be working OK now.
The tour itself was quite good (thanks largely to the tour guide). However, it didn’t actually cover that much. We went from the visitors center area, to the “crypt” that holds a number of statues and supporting pillars for the central rotunda, to the rotunda, to a room off the rotunda that was the original house chamber, but now has more statues and paintings. There is lots of history and beautiful artwork there, but I didn’t feel like I could really take the time to look at it in much detail. They keep the groups all together, and don’t let you go exploring around on your own.
Definitely worth seeing. I also learned of the dome tour, which you must request through your congressman or senator, that I will try and get on. That goes up to the top of the dome above the rotunda.