Rhode Island

Day 4 of my trip to Boston this past week took me down to Providence, RI. It was another new state for me. In addition to visiting new states, I have a thing for visiting State Capitol buildings. It goes back to being involved in the YMCA Youth in Government program throughout high school. As an aside, the program is amazing, and I would recommend it to any civic minded high school students or teacher. I had amazing access to the WI state capitol building, and have taken every opportunity to visit capitol buildings on my travels.

I was excited that Providence was the head of government in Rhode Island, so I drove by the State House on my way to my meeting at Rhode Island Hospital. I would have gotten out and walked around, but it was cold and rainy and the building was still closed.

(Rhode Island State House - Little State, Big Building. I would have liked to get inside.)

After my meeting with the hospital, I had a little bit of time before I needed to be at Brown University School of Medicine for my next meeting. I drove all over town, checking out downtown and the University neighborhoods. It's a cute place, and I'd love to go back to have friends show me around. It was raining, and parking is a nightmare in Providence, so I didn't get out. I mostly holed up in a coffee shop reading the newspaper.

(A quirky, inquisitive dragon looking down from the top of the Children's Museum.)

(An interesting addition to the signage/an ambiguous political statement.)