Baymont Inn & Suites Montgomery

Who knew I'd enjoy Montgomery, AL as much as I did... <br><br>It all began when we pulled into our hotel. I've come to expect a very standard room by now, but when we got to our floor and opened the door, I was pleasantly greeted by a really nice room. They had recently renovated the hotel, and clearly hired some sort of Feng Shui decorator. I loved it. Everything was crisp and clean, but with warm touches ...

... marches, Martin Luther King, Jr., Governor George Wallace, court ordered busing and integration, Rosa Parks, the bus boycott, the Southern Poverty Law Center and on and on....but THIS is the place where most of that history unfolded. <br><br>We stopped and toured the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King, Jr. was minister. We knocked on the door and a friendly woman let us in and gave the three of us a ...

Suzy and her husband, Young live in the house that all four of my Alabama cousins were raised in by Uncle June and Aunt Suzy (or big Suzy once cousin Suzy was born) . Those of you in my family that have been to this house when we were kids, will recognize it&#8217;s original stature and grace as you notice the changes and expansions Suzy and Young have made to accommodate raising their combined 5 kids. The property was divided some years back giving Janet (Mother of George&#8217;s kids) the ...

... and ending our work out with a massage. A full service club with clean, state of the art equipment. Marney included many well thought out systems inside a style that came from her attention to details as she did her research before settling on how Metro Fitness was to be built. <br><br> <br><br> Marney&#8217;s house was bought and restored by Marney, keeping a piece of family history alive. Her Mom, my Aunt Suzy spent a lot of time in the what is now Marney ...

... on a two lane road at the time and didn't want to take any chances. I pulled over into a closed gas station that had an over hang that looked like it was about to fall over. At the moment it was all I had to take cover.<br><br>I rode until about 830pm local time and headed up getting a hotel in Meridian, Miss. Its a tiny town with a lot of hotels. I took my time this morning. In fact I slept in until about 10am. After a 15 hour day I really needed the sleep.

... her to willingly join us in the water. So that meant I had to pull her in. This was not an easy task and she scurried out as quickly as she could. <br><br>In the afternoon, my cousin Frankie saddled up some of the horses and Alex got to go for a little ride. Then there was more swimming and even time to hold one of Uncle D's new baby ducks...a father's day gift from his daughters.<br><br>We had a very peaceful and relaxing visit and can't wait to go back again.

... Oreo cookie and cream cheese balls dipped in chocolate...decadence. While Jackie was cooking, we walked down to the barn so Alex could help feed the horses. Tori &amp; Bella were very intrigued with these new creatures and weren't quite sure how to approach them. It was a funny site.<br><br><br><br>

Rob Troke entry: Day 26, May 28th Ted's driving experience begins. We practice in the parking lot of a Publix and then head for the highway out of Florida. Ted's got the hang of it I think. We drive into southwestern Georgia and stop for dinner at Moby *****, an isolated Country Cooking place along the highway (19 miles south of Blakely). A nice, very southern, old but energetic guy walking to his car noticed our NJ plates and came ...

Sadly we had to leave our friends and headed off quite early (although not as early as originally planned). The trip went very well with no real holdups along the way. However it was a very long day and we were very glad to get to our destination, get something to eat and then some sleep. Fortunately the kids were all able to have their own beds as the room rates were quite reasonable. The most interesting sight was when we turned of ...

I first spent the night in Montgomery when I went to visit my friend Carolyn at about age 12, so that would have been 1951. We were buds in elementary school in Jasper, and then she moved away. I stopped in Montgomery to grab a bite to eat in a fast-food place with Rick/Tess, Scott/Susan in 1990 on the way from Jasper to Mobile. My Asian daughters-in-law were eyed suspiciously and one was pushed against ...