Holiday Inn Louisville North Clarksville

... Not sure how I'm going to fill the rest of my time. I guess I'll find something to do.<br><br>Fly out of the Azores on Thursday night (9/17), have an overnight in Lisbon, and get home Friday night.<br><br>I hope to post some updates and pics every night. Should be posted no later than 7 pm EST every night unless I'm out to the wee hours of the am.

A short walk from the hotel lead us to the Louisville Convention Center and my first Kentucky Starbucks. I made it a mocha since it doubled as my breakfast. I asked the barista if they carried city mugs and he replied with a slight southern tang, "Nope. Small market."<br><br>Right.<br><br>

... s. He built an actual hotel in 1835 that was visited and praised by Charles Dickens, Jefferson Davis and 3 presidents. According to my informational magazine in the hotel (the one I'm reading in the photo...) army guys Sherman and Grant plotted a battle together in the hotel. That hotel burned to the ground and was replaced in 1869, only to be torn down in 1921. Al J ...

... creating my own agenda and itinerary is also making this trip have a more personal feel to it. Wow--3 weeks of travel and then a week off when i get back--that's not working for a whole month!! I think the last time that happened was the summer after graduating from high school back in 1998...seriously...I've worked a lot in the last 10 years...this is a much deserved break...48 hours from now we'll begin our journey!

... Well... it is... but the city of Louisville brings in some cool stuff to keep it's devoted patrons occupied for the day. One way that is relatively cheap to keep occupied is a good ol' day at Slugger Field to watch Louisville's own River Bats AAA Baseball team kick some butt (usually). Tickets are jacked up a bit on this day, but are still mostly (depending on where you want seats) under $30.00. Regular season prices are about $11.00... So prices still aren't that bad considering the ...

... poked through. The clouds muted the greens from the bright green when the sun was reflecting off of them to almost a deep olive green. It was as if we were looking at the mountains through a thin fluffy curtain. The rain streamed down as we moved up and down through the mountains giving the rocks of the mountain where the road had been cut through a glistening effect. It was worth every minute we spent going through the mountains. <br><br ...

Oh the wonders of nature and nature-stream restoration projects I volunteer on. Bernheim offers an abundance of programs for schools and families that educate and allow you to help conserve some nature! <br><br>Also, this park has many, many hiking trails. Yay hiking! We all know how much I love that. :)<br>

Louisville is best done at night. Our night life is no Vegas. But it is pretty good. <br><br>The places featured in the album:<br><br>4th Street Live: A clubbing hot spot. But only if you're 21+. Still pretty fun with all of the restaurants and shopping.<br><br>Cafe 360: The local hookah bar. It has a wide variety of food on its menu. It's open 24 hours, 7 ...

... replica of the building, as it was when Lincoln served as a state legislator and practicing lawyer. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum is first-rate and very entertaining with Disney-like exhibits, wax figures, and multi-sensory theatrical experiences. We regretted not having more time than the three hours we spent there. The Museum is definitely one to return to more than once. The Treasury ...

... awaited Halloween with zestful glee not because I wanted to trick or treat, but because it meant local journalist and story spinner Byron Crawford would be doing a series of spooky Appalachian ghost stories on radio station 84 WHAS with Wayne Perky in the morning. And let me tell you, there ain't nothing more steeped in cool spookiness than Kentucky in the fall, when ragged scarecrows stand watch over freshly harvested fields and everyone gathers in padded jackets to drink cider, go to ...