Dónde está la biblioteca?

Cas and I left the state capital building and parked downtown. We had just a little time to kill before the Clinton library opened for the day, so we walked around the riverfront park for a while. We went up to a pedestrian bridge, where I saw a lot of padlocks on the metal. I had actually almost forgotten about this practice.

It's called a love lock. You're supposed to write your initials and the initials of your sweetheart on the lock, affix it to a bridge or something, then throw the key away. This symbolizes your unbreakable love. 

It's pretty cute, but I did have questions about the sincerity of those who affixed combination locks to the bridge. Alas, I'll never know if that was done in jest or not. 

After we left the bridge, we decided to have a pre-library lunch. We went to Gus's World Famous Fried Chicken. They had this sign outside: 

Oh my freaking gosh, that was the best fried chicken I have ever eaten. Gus doesn't mess around. Im guessing that sign says TODAY'S SPECIAL: CHICKEN every day. 

From there, we got on a trolley. It was a very cool looking old-school trolley.

That was our ride to the William J. Clinton Preaidential Center. 

Ta-dah:

It was great. We went through the exhibits on a guided tour before revisiting some of them ourselves. They had an eight year timeline running down the center of the main exhibit area with different alcoves lining the sides dedicated to different topics. It was incredibly cool and quite informative. Also, it was absolutely beautiful to look out the glass walls of the place. I kind of want to return at a time when it's raining. 

When we left the library, we took the trolley back. It served as a mini-tour. The trolley operator had some history to share and some fun facts, and when we returned to the place where we parked, we had come full circle on the trolley track. From there, we got into the car and headed southwest. I wonder how many people have that much fun on a road trip to Little Rock...

Here are a few more photos. Because why not? 

The library from far, far away:

A tiny door at the capital: 

They really do have a pretty capital building: 

Doesn't every state have an official historic cooking vessel? 

Cool photo opportunity:

And a walk in the park:

The library:

A rather interesting place to sit in the cabinet room:

The Clinton Oval Office:

That should just about cover it. I'm sure Cas has some fabulous photos, too, but this set ought to do...

Es una biblioteca.