After a delicious breakfast (THE best scones!), we walked downtown (about a 10 minute walk) and decided to start at the Visitor's Center. They told us about a trolley tour that was starting in about 10 minutes, so we bought the tickets and walked down the street to catch the trolley. It was a 55 minute tour and the driver/tour guide never stopped talking the entire time - she was very interesting, took us to all the highlights in and around the city and gave us lots of local lore about Anchorage. We then picked up the rental car we had reserved (a day early, since we decided it would just be easier that way...), then spent the afternoon at the Anchorage Museum.
We took a guided tour of the historical section and then wandered around on our own, looking at various art exhibits and also the Smithsonian Arctic exhibit. It was a very educational and well done museum. Next on the list was....the laundromat! It was fairly painless chore - even got a tip from a local as to which dryer ran forever with only one quarter! We had a very nice dinner at the Glacier Brewhouse downtown. It's a very popular and crowded place; had over an hour wait, but wandered around in nearby gift shops till our table was ready.
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