First of all, I found a couple of leftover pictures I didn't use previously; a nifty bridge and a really neat motorcycle with trailer. Now on across the bridge to Annapolis. I kind of expected everything to be concrete from here up through Boston, but no. Trees along the freeways are just like anywhere else. Annapolis is a very old town with narrow brick streets. It's the capital of Maryland and home of the United States Naval Academy. The town has a colonial feel to it. Our interest in coming here was to visit the Naval Academy. We had a great tour with a very knowledgeable lady of German descent as our guide. The midshipmen were clean-cut young men and women and looked very spiffy in their uniforms. As always, click to enlarge photos. There are over 4000 students here living in the largest dormitory in the US called Bancroft Hall having 5 miles of corridors, built in French architectural style. Inside the main hall the rotunda is impressive and beautiful. There is a sample midshipmen's room. The real rooms do not have plexiglass closet doors. The chapel is also very impressive. Parking is difficult here, so during the off season, the parking lot at the Navy-Marine Memorial Stadium is operated as a paid parking lot. It was the only place that could take the RV. We had time left in the day so we paid a visit to the National Cryptologic Museum south of Baltimore. This was prompted by the film "The Imitation Game" about the breaking of the German Enigma code in WWII. (not sure the title fits the subject). Anyway the movie is quite good and the museum has much more info on not only the German code breaking, but other coding techniques used throughout the centuries. Here's one of the machines featured in the movie built by the British that could decode German messages. This is an actual German Enigma coding machine. This facility is on the grounds of the National Security Agency (NSA) which has to do with codes, spies, and other highly secret stuff. I felt like I was under surveillance the whole time! This was a long day, but there's more tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
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steve rodriguez
5/19/2015 12:40:36 am
Wow, those Enigma Machines are super rare to come along these days let alone get to see one! Thats really neat!
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Who are we?Chuck and Mary Lou have been traveling in their RV since 2002 and have lately been taking longer, extended trips. This is our way to share our experiences. Trip Reports
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