Ford's Theatre and the Hard Rock Cafe

Call us uncultured if you want, but Jennifer, Nathen, Sara and I sort of stumbled upon Ford's Theatre while we were on our way to the Hard Rock Cafe, which by some happy coincidance are across the street from one another. Its not like we didn't know Ford's Theatre was there, we just figured that with our limited amount of time, we would only enter the theatre if it happened to still be open on our way to dinner. It was, and I am so glad, because it ended up being an amazing experience.

We sat in the seats of the theatre and listened to a man give a very thorough and emotional account of the night that President Lincoln was assassinated. I remember being very moved by what was said, and I gained a great respect for President Lincoln. I remember the same solemn feeling when we toured Carthage Jail and sat in the room where Joseph Smith Jr. was killed. It is very sad that such terrible things have happened in the history of this country, but the spirit felt in these locations leads one to partially understand the true meaning of the institutions these great men represented. This picture is of the box seats where he was shot. Sorry the quality ain't that great. Its hard to take a good picture in a dark room. I thought it was very neat that they actually allow you to walk up there and look into the box seats.

By the way, we had a lot of fun at the Hard Rock Cafe. Why do I love eating there so much? Because it rocks!