Another one from our silly sign collection.
In Mystic Connecticut, even the pubs that were discovered "3 hours ago" have a historical marker!
We had a pretty good lunch here after discovering it ourselves.
Below are a few real historical markers on some slightly older buildings in old-town Mystic.
These homes were all currently occupied and kept up beautifully.
THIS ROAD-TRIP FLASHBACK IS LINKED TO RUBY TUESDAY -- HOSTED BY MARY AT WORK OF THE POET.
The red door on this small church in Mystic, Connecticut really stood out as we strolled around old-town. We're not sure whether it is painted in its original color or not. but we loved the contrast with the gray.
The sky was beautiful blue with rolling clouds the day we visited the US Submarine Base at Groton. Can you Imagine, fellow Skywatch Friday participants, what it must be like to serve on these submarines, where you wouldn't see the sky for months?
We spent an afternoon at the US Navy Base at Groton while we were staying in Mystic. Almost all sailors who will serve on submarines are trained there. Groton is also home to a huge submarine construction yard. In the picture above, you can see the towers of two subs beyond the tug boats; they are in the yards on the base.
The Navy Base is also home to the US Nautilus, which was the first nuclear-powered submarine. It was launched in 1954. In 1982, after decommissioning, the Nautilus was designated a National Historic Landmark. It is permanently moored in Groton where it is attached to the US Submarine Force Museum. The picture above is the Museum. The rings in the front show the sizes of an early navy sub compared to the latest Ohio class boats.
We went on the self-guided tour of the Nautilus, even though the signs warned of narrow passages. The signs were right.
At least there were stairs. The Nautilus was the first sub to have them. Before that, the crew climbed ladders between levels.
Below this are some more images from the Nautilus.
The mannequins helped us to understand just how narrow and confined life is aboard these subs. (The current ones don't have as much living space, according to the sailors on duty at the museum.)
The only thing aboout the mannequins is that someone forgot to give them military haircuts.
We heard some Navy Veterans who were there complaining about that! And all the sailors we saw in the museum and on the submarine had regulation military buzz cuts.
Click to enlarge any of the pictures.
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Buoyancy controls and the steering station... the dive was controlled from this room. Sleeping quarters below -- I wouldn't want the top bunk!
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"Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"! Now I want to re-read this Classic. (Click the sign to read the story of how this 1892 edition was presented to the Captain of the Nautilus.)
We enjoyed our day at the Nautilus and would recommend this tour.
We are on an extended Roadtrip, so all of our posts would fit for That's My World. But eating is a part of our world, whether we're on the road or not, so I'm linking this post about a fun food experience. For more about our visit to Mystic Connecticul, click this link and this one. For interesting posts about other people's worlds click the colored link in the first line above.
Of course we ate at Mystic Pizza. That's it -- the gray building. I think it maybe changed in appearance a little bit since the movie of the same name, but it's still apparently the same pizza, same family owners.
The Julia Roberts movie was playing on large screens (muted). It goes on our list to rent when we get back to Florida. It will be fun to watch it again to see how many places in the Mystic area that we can identify.
It was fun feeling kind of like we were eating on a movie set. And the seafood pizza was good too. Click the menu to enlarge for the story of how Hollywood came to this little town.