On September 9th, we drove 285 miles from Boston to Trenton, New Jersey. We drove right thru NYC, on I95, and it was the first time Kevin felt a little nervous driving. We tried to park somewhere near the capitol in Trenton but couldn’t find a place so we drove back out a few miles to a Wal-Mart. After we got back downtown we found the capitol and tried to go in for a tour. When we entered the building the security guards asked us “What do you want?” We told them we were there for a tour and they said the next tour is in 20 minutes. They also said we would have to wait outside until 5 minutes before. Not so bad except that it was raining. I really wondered what threat they thought we were or what they’re so scared of. Their governor works in the building so maybe the citizens of NJ are not too happy with him. At the right time we went back in and took a tour of the capitol. It ended up being a good tour. The guide was much more friendly then the guards. Overall the kids are learning so much about the legislative process even through situations like this capitol. After leaving the capitol we went to see an old Barracks building that was used during the Revolutionary War by Washington and his troops and built way back during the French and Indian War.
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