Winter Break 4

The very next day, we took in the sights of beautiful downtown Denver.

Naturally, the political scientist in me was eager to tour the state capital building.











And I'm glad we did!
The legislature chambers were an incredible sight.







So was the view from the front door.

(That's the city-county building over there across the park, btw.)






Vince was pretty jazzed about the state Christmas tree.













But I just couldn't get enough of the beautiful architecture.









Neat, no?









We were checking out the little museum on the top floor when an incredible opportunity arose...








...to actually ascend the maintenance stairs and check out the tower balcony!






This was too awesome! The day was clear and beautiful.








That's Pike's Peak in the background.








And here's a shot of the Denver skyline.








To the south, we caught a glimpse of the Denver Cathedral and decided to check that out next.







We thanked our well-informed tour guide and set out on the streets again.







When we arrived to the cathedral, I started snapping photos of anything that looked interesting.












Look at those stained glass windows!








And how about that gorgeous altar?










The pipe organ was a real marvel, too. Sadly, I don't think this image does it justice.








And here's the little nook where I lit a candle for my babies.








After our trip to the church, we drove around to look at some other sights.

This is the house of the unsinkable Molly Brown.









And this is the big blue bear looking into the convention center.

I'm not sure what the point was of putting it there, but admittedly I'm not much of an art guy.




OK, so more winter break pics will be posted shortly!
Adios!