Admiral Chester Nimitz, commander of the Pacific Fleet during WWII was born and raised in Fredericksburg. The old hotel that was built by his great-grandfather and run by his grandfather still stands and is part of an extensive museum concerning the Pacific War of WWII. The hotel housed the museum about Nimitz while immediately next door is a huge George W. Bush Gallery and two blocks away is the Pacific Combat Zone outdoor display. All this centers on the Pacific War started when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. We actually got a lot of the history of Japan's invasions of China and Korea and the reasons it attacked the US.
This museum is so large and so full of information that they recommend you see it over a two day period. And if not two days, then plan to spend 2-4 hours going thru the Bush Gallery. It's very well done, giving us way more information than we really wanted, more than we ever learned in school and more than we will ever remember. And we only went thru 1/2 of it never mind not making it to the outdoor portion.
Part of our time constraint involved visiting with friends from San Antonio who drove up to have lunch with us. It was a very pleasant afternoon and visit.
This evening I talked John into taking me to the Lutheran Church's drive-thru Christmas Journey. Their parking lot was transformed into the Christmas story from the Angels visiting Mary to their journey, being turned away from the Inn, shepherds and Angels, the manger scene and the arrival of the Magi. Most scenes showed the characters standing/sitting in front of an elaborately painted back drop with some props. It was really a neat experience.
We then strolled over to the Market Square which is decorated with a German Pyramid Tree and a Christmas Tree. All the other trees in the park were full of multi-colored twinkle lights. Very pretty!
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