Sacramento - Saturday

Having rested for a day at Folsom Lake S.P. we ventured into Sacramento.
Sacramento is the Capital City for California, so our first call was at the Capitol Building. The weather was now a clear and sunny 75 degrees, very pleasant. The Capitol building is set in lovely gardens with lots of strange trees, many of them labelled. Our overriding impression, on this Saturday afternoon was of Weddings! We saw about half a dozen different wedding parties being photographed in the grounds and on the steps of the Capitol. Great fun.
We enjoyed looking round the Capitol building, but then needed lunch! We were recommened a local Chinese Restaurant, called Ma Jong's. So we went for it. The menu was a list of vegetables and sauces, to which you just add the meat you want to have. So we had Orange sauce with Chicken and honey and sugared walnuts with Shrimp, really nice. Enough to bring home for lunch on Sunday.
The restaurant was very smart, with a huge outside garden area, very pretty.
After this we went down to the Old Sacramento, which is by the river. This is a lovely area which is a mix of museums and shops set amongst the waterfront warehouses and railway, with a nice rear paddle riverboat. We had a gentle wander round the area, with its wooden sidewwalks.