 Don in Westminster, MD, cemetery |
 The old armory in Westminster; now a rec center |
 Old buildings renovated in Westminster |
 The middle of town |
 Interesting building |
 The history of Westminster in mural form |
 with Don taking a photo of it! |
 Me taking a photo of the mural |
 At an Irish Pub in Westminster -- GREAT place!! |
 Don in Taneytown |
 Whew, we lost track............ |
 All of the cemeteries had headstones from the 1700s!! |
 Walking around Taneytown |
 Great old fences |
 And LOADS of churches; these were unlocked and we were able to go in!! |
 Old building, now a shooting range/gun shop.... |
 GREAT old church! |
 The main body of the church was on the second floor! |
 Beautiful windows!! |
 The view from the balcony of our room! |
 Our very high bed!! |
 The curtains were really sumptuous brocade with a bead trim!! |
 A GREAT gas fireplace and tv!! |
 The back of the house we stayed in; our room was up to the right |
 Don in the XB! |
 In the formal garden at Antrim (the Inn) |
 See that widow's walk?? Don climbed the ladder and walked around up there (inside) |
 In the formal garden |
 Where they have wedding receptions! |
 The main house at Antrim |
 The tiny cottage in the formal garden |
 The house at the end of the formal garden |
 The pool garden -- very nice!! |
 The nearby closed mill |
 Not a hotbed of liberalism |
 Don liked how big this house was |
 hmmmmmmm |
 A cute tiny house! |
 Then we went to Emmitsburg! |
 Enjoying Emmitsburg |
 The basilica is fairly new (1960s); we were wondering how it would look in 500 years.... |
 The Basilica of the National shrine of St Elizabeth Ann Seton -- WOW it is really, really something!!!!!! |
 The cemetery for the Sisters of Charity |
 Inside that tiny little chapel |
 Next to the chapel |
 Impressive mosaics inside the basilica |
 Up in the rotunda of the basilica |
 The medallion in the rotunda |
 Some of the windows |
 The Altar of the Relics of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton |
 The Altar of Saint Joseph for whom the surrounding valley was named |
 Looking back to the choir loft |
 The Altar of the Blessed Sacrament |
 More windows |
 Just outside the inner doors to the basilica |
 Tall big statue at the Grotto of Lourdes |
 Path up to the grotto |
 Info |
 Don behind the chapel at the grotto |
 Kathy behind the chapel |
 In the tiny chapel and in this the main chapel, all of the statues are covered |
 All this is up on the mountainside; the view into the valley |
 Standing at the grotto |
 The grotto itself |
 The candles inside kept the grotto rather warm |
 The healing waters |
 The shrine at the top of the walkway |
 St. Francis |
 and next to the log cabin |
 Not sure why this house was here, but it is interesting! |
 We say goodbye to our weekend trip!! |