Malta 5 Star Hotels - California capital Cities Tour: Discover Sacramento,

Smartly dressed matriarch of undisclosed wealth and
power, sacramento is like a sweet-tempered, and the third
largest state by area, by population, the capital city of the
largest state in the union. And river parks mask a mercantile metropolis and political
hotbed that thrive below the surface, charming neighborhoods, tranquil boulevards lined with gracious Victorian
homes shaded by leafy old trees. California's beautiful capital city at the junction
of the American and Sacramento Rivers is disarmingly
deceptive, sacramento.

Things to See in Sacramento:

O State Capitol

And both chairs for
each head of the chambers are symbolic of the British
monarchy--themes borrowed from the British Parliament
from which the United States bases its two-house system, as in the House of Commons, while the Assembly is
green, " The Senate is decorated in
red as in the British House of Lords. Showing the origins of the
governmental term "Red Tape, the Secretary of State's office has old files stacked up
and tied in red ribbon. And Treasurer's
office, secretary of State's office, and
furnished rooms of the restored turn-of-the-century
Governor's office, other features include
a circular room of murals depicting early California life. Magnificently carved
stairways and a fabulous Carrara marble statue of Queen
Isabella and Christopher Columbus, are beautifully
restored massive wooden doors, inside. Sacramento sky, beyond the shining
copper dome punctuated by a glittering 30 inch gold ball set
against a clear, eight
Roman Corinthian columns on the front portico lead the eye
to the elaborate rooftop sculptures. Its pristine white architecture looks
like something straight out of the Holy Roman Empire. And philanthropists
set out to equal or exceed the greatest achievements of
preceding civilizations, craftsmen, architects, artisans, a time when
artists, the California State Capitol was constructed and furnished
between 1860 and 1874 during a period of US cultural
history known as the American Renaissance.

" " a building
dedicated to "breeding beneficial insects" affectionately
called the "Bug House, particularly the photo of the "Insectuary, notice the old pictures on the restaurant
walls. Based on old photos and furnishings
found in storage, " then recreated to
its original beauty, "carved out like a melon, as the
tour guide says, note the
walls and arches made from old bricks retrieved during the
massive 1970s restoration when the building was. Arches and the cool cellar
atmosphere give the ambience of an Italian grotto, warm red brick walls. Tip: Grab a meal at the statehouse restaurant located in the
basement.

" The plaque
reads: "To the memory of those who died or remain
missing. And a rare sculpture of POW's, the Vietnam War Memorial has many sculptures
of men in battle. Two
intriguing 20th century war memorials are also on the
grounds. Take a walk through the 40-acre Capitol
Park and enjoy the sweet scent of rose gardens and over
400 exotic plants and trees from all over the world. . . Check it out .

O Old Sacramento

The restored
1876 Central Pacific Railroad Station is in the center of town
and the California State Railroad Museum nearby houses
more than 20 restored locomotives and passenger cars. Competing with
the sounds of nearby trains and laughing children carrying
gigantic pinwheel lollipops of rainbow hues, today the smell of grilled
steaks and homemade candy fills the air. As
pedestrians stroll past shops and restaurants that once
housed rowdy barrooms and gambling halls during the
heyday of the 1849 Gold Rush, listen to echo of shoe
heels clapping along the wooden sidewalks. Plenty of side streets loaded with two- and
three-story picturesque buildings from the Gold Rush days
make a fascinating walking tour. Old Sacramento is an old Western town encompassing ten
blocks with two main streets flanked by wood plank
sidewalks.

O Downtown Plaza

A recently
restored Art Deco vaudeville theater several blocks east
shows independent and foreign films. Mimes and other street
performers entertain shoppers and diners, jugglers, ethnic restaurants and minstrels from all walks of
life: peripatetic musicians, clothing
stores, specialty stores, a megaplex cinema, a modern mall complex with an open-air
market, a pedestrian tunnel from Old Sacramento leads visitors to
Downtown Plaza.

O Sutter's Fort State Park

" I am ruined, instead of being
rich. . . I should have
been the richest citizen on the Pacific . . . All my great plans were destroyed , "By the sudden discovery of
gold, sutter later wrote. Both Sutter and Marshall died
penniless. While invading
goldseekers tore Sutter's fences to build ramshackle
housing on his land, mill
workers deserted their jobs in search of gold, as Sutter suspected. To serve the influx of prospectors, sacramento, and establishing a new city, launching one of the greatest gold
rushes in history, the scent of easy money
attracted thousands of desperate people who flooded the
new American territory. His
fears were not unfounded. He feared ruination for his mill businesses, " But when Sutter heard
the report. I believe I found a gold mine, "Boys, in possibly the understatement of the century, he
remarked, walking back to his workmen. Saw gold shining
through the river, john Marshall, sutter's partner, while building a
sawmill, nine years later. 000-acre land grant at the confluence of the Sacramento
and American Rivers, a Swiss immigrant received a
50, captain John Sutter, in 1839 while California was still under the Mexican flag.

) D.C, (The original gold nugget Marshall found
is now at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. Now houses mementoes from the pioneer period and the
Gold Rush era, faithfully reconstructed, an 1839 adobe structure. The state park is the site of the first white settlerment in this
region.

California sTATE TOURIST INFORMATION: (800) 862-2543 Capital Cities Tour: Discover Sacramento,

Smartly dressed matriarch of undisclosed wealth and
power, sacramento is like a sweet-tempered, and the third
largest state by area, by population, the capital city of the
largest state in the union. And river parks mask a mercantile metropolis and political
hotbed that thrive below the surface, charming neighborhoods, tranquil boulevards lined with gracious Victorian
homes shaded by leafy old trees. California's beautiful capital city at the junction
of the American and Sacramento Rivers is disarmingly
deceptive, sacramento.

Things to See in Sacramento:

O State Capitol

And both chairs for
each head of the chambers are symbolic of the British
monarchy--themes borrowed from the British Parliament
from which the United States bases its two-house system, as in the House of Commons, while the Assembly is
green, " The Senate is decorated in
red as in the British House of Lords. Showing the origins of the
governmental term "Red Tape, the Secretary of State's office has old files stacked up
and tied in red ribbon. And Treasurer's
office, secretary of State's office, and
furnished rooms of the restored turn-of-the-century
Governor's office, other features include
a circular room of murals depicting early California life. Magnificently carved
stairways and a fabulous Carrara marble statue of Queen
Isabella and Christopher Columbus, are beautifully
restored massive wooden doors, inside. Sacramento sky, beyond the shining
copper dome punctuated by a glittering 30 inch gold ball set
against a clear, eight
Roman Corinthian columns on the front portico lead the eye
to the elaborate rooftop sculptures. Its pristine white architecture looks
like something straight out of the Holy Roman Empire. And philanthropists
set out to equal or exceed the greatest achievements of
preceding civilizations, craftsmen, architects, artisans, a time when
artists, the California State Capitol was constructed and furnished
between 1860 and 1874 during a period of US cultural
history known as the American Renaissance.

" " a building
dedicated to "breeding beneficial insects" affectionately
called the "Bug House, particularly the photo of the "Insectuary, notice the old pictures on the restaurant
walls. Based on old photos and furnishings
found in storage, " then recreated to
its original beauty, "carved out like a melon, as the
tour guide says, note the
walls and arches made from old bricks retrieved during the
massive 1970s restoration when the building was. Arches and the cool cellar
atmosphere give the ambience of an Italian grotto, warm red brick walls. Tip: Grab a meal at the statehouse restaurant located in the
basement.

" The plaque
reads: "To the memory of those who died or remain
missing. And a rare sculpture of POW's, the Vietnam War Memorial has many sculptures
of men in battle. Two
intriguing 20th century war memorials are also on the
grounds. Take a walk through the 40-acre Capitol
Park and enjoy the sweet scent of rose gardens and over
400 exotic plants and trees from all over the world. . . Check it out .

O Old Sacramento

The restored
1876 Central Pacific Railroad Station is in the center of town
and the California State Railroad Museum nearby houses
more than 20 restored locomotives and passenger cars. Competing with
the sounds of nearby trains and laughing children carrying
gigantic pinwheel lollipops of rainbow hues, today the smell of grilled
steaks and homemade candy fills the air. As
pedestrians stroll past shops and restaurants that once
housed rowdy barrooms and gambling halls during the
heyday of the 1849 Gold Rush, listen to echo of shoe
heels clapping along the wooden sidewalks. Plenty of side streets loaded with two- and
three-story picturesque buildings from the Gold Rush days
make a fascinating walking tour. Old Sacramento is an old Western town encompassing ten
blocks with two main streets flanked by wood plank
sidewalks.

O Downtown Plaza

A recently
restored Art Deco vaudeville theater several blocks east
shows independent and foreign films. Mimes and other street
performers entertain shoppers and diners, jugglers, ethnic restaurants and minstrels from all walks of
life: peripatetic musicians, clothing
stores, specialty stores, a megaplex cinema, a modern mall complex with an open-air
market, a pedestrian tunnel from Old Sacramento leads visitors to
Downtown Plaza.

O Sutter's Fort State Park

" I am ruined, instead of being
rich. . . I should have
been the richest citizen on the Pacific . . . All my great plans were destroyed , "By the sudden discovery of
gold, sutter later wrote. Both Sutter and Marshall died
penniless. While invading
goldseekers tore Sutter's fences to build ramshackle
housing on his land, mill
workers deserted their jobs in search of gold, as Sutter suspected. To serve the influx of prospectors, sacramento, and establishing a new city, launching one of the greatest gold
rushes in history, the scent of easy money
attracted thousands of desperate people who flooded the
new American territory. His
fears were not unfounded. He feared ruination for his mill businesses, " But when Sutter heard
the report. I believe I found a gold mine, "Boys, in possibly the understatement of the century, he
remarked, walking back to his workmen. Saw gold shining
through the river, john Marshall, sutter's partner, while building a
sawmill, nine years later. 000-acre land grant at the confluence of the Sacramento
and American Rivers, a Swiss immigrant received a
50, captain John Sutter, in 1839 while California was still under the Mexican flag.

) D.C, (The original gold nugget Marshall found
is now at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington. Now houses mementoes from the pioneer period and the
Gold Rush era, faithfully reconstructed, an 1839 adobe structure. The state park is the site of the first white settlerment in this
region.

STATE TOURIST INFORMATION: (800) 862-2543