Our first stop when we got there was once again the railroad museum.  We were curious to see if it had changed.  Sure enough, it had.  There were added attractions and another floor was in fact added showcasing toy train exhibits for people to view and play with.

The State Capitol Building of California

The Rotunda of the Capitol Building

The impressive ornate ceiling of the Capitol Building's Rotunda

The Assembly Hall and Chamber of the Capitol Building

Portraits of Californians who served as the state's governors since my arrival in California over twenty years ago.

Republican Gov. Pete Wilson

Debonair Democrat Gov. Gray Davis

My favorite Democratic Gov. Edmund "Jerry" Brown

Current Governor of the State of California

Gov. Brown served in this capacity years ago and he was elected to the same office last December 2010 beating multi-millionairess and former EBAY CEO Republican candidate Meg Whitman.

The Governor's Office inside the Capitol Building

A view of the Capitol Building from the very elegant Mall

Leland Stanford's Mansion

Leland Stanford founded the prestigious Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

He was one of the four millionaires of his time who built a mansion in San Francisco's Nob Hill, San Francisco's ritziest neighborhood.

Another view of Leland Stanford's mansion at a distance in Sacramento's downtown

Me on the train circa 1876 which we rode in Old Sacramento on a sightseeing tour by the Delta river