2/18/15 - On 2/16, we drove around and got a little familiar with the area.  We did some grocery shopping and called it a day.  It has been really cold here so have not done much walking except when shopping.

On 2/17, we decided to try to check out downtown Baton Rouge.  The city sits right on the Mississippi River so we crossed over, turned around and crossed back.  There is some walking places along the river but has just been way too cold for me.  We did take a tour of the capitol building which was very interesting.  It is much older than the Tallahassee one and was full of marble.  Had some history since one of the governors was killed in the hallway.  They had a wonderful observation deck on the 27th floor but the wall was high enough that I really could not see some garden area so Aunt Esther went inside and asked if there was something I could stand on and sure enough they found a wooden box.  It was really neat since I could then see all of the garden area.  They have apartments on the grounds for the certain government officials during the time legislature is in session.  It is built in a pentagon shape.  On one side it was really windy and cold but when in the sun it wasn't too bad.

Today, we don't have any plans but if it warms up a little with no wind, I might be able to sit outside since we are parked right up against a lake.  It all depends on the weather.