After dropping the co-workers off at the airport I decided to do a little bit of sightseeing in Raleigh before heading out to D8’s place. I drove up to the Capitol Building for a look around.

It is a beautiful place. I must admit though, the building itself is much smaller than I had anticipated. It is no longer used as a meeting place for the state legislature. There are a handful of offices inside, but most of the building is used more or less as a museum.

There were a few groups of elementary school children who were touring the building at the same time that I was there. I stood within earshot of their guides and listened in on some of the information. I was impressed with the passion that one guide in particular had. I heard him tell the children a story about some of the ghosts which had been seen in the building. He said that he had never actually seen a ghost, but that he was in a room when the door mysteriously closed by itself.

The grounds outside of the Captiol had a number of statues. There was one depicting the three US presidents who came originally from North Carolina, and many honoring soldiers who gave their lives for the Confederate States of America.