Quality Inn Northwest Lexington

... don't know what to expect from Ireland, don't get me wrong It's gonna be a blast even if the highlight is gonna be the sceanary. <br> Just a little side note to everyone, (or to the one person that decides to read this), I have never been good at keeping up with these things, journals, blogs whatever. My intention is to write in this whenever possible but the fun may overtake me and I might not get around to it, but if ...

... with these memories we'll trace<br><br>Get out the map get out the map and lay your finger anywhere down<br><br>We'll leave the figuring to those we pass on our way out of town<br><br>Don't drink the water there seems to be something ailing everyone<br><br>I'm gonna clear my head I'm gonna drink the sun<br><br>I'm gonna love you good and strong while our love is good and young"<br><br><br ...

... able to see the show grounds of the world equestian games and other neat competitions. We walked all over the park and saw tonds of horses. While it was kind of a bummer to find out the place in under constuction, Sarah was excited to know that they were preparing for the 2010 World Equestian Games. <br> Around 1:00 we headed for Woodford Reserve, the oldest Bourbon Distillery ...

... saw only 3 of them).<br><br>We saw First Defense, Mizzen Mast, and Empire Maker (who in recent years won at the Belmont Stakes). Empire Maker alone is worth about $15 million, and produces many champion babies that are sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars.<br><br>Even though Empire Maker is a Belmont Champion (see his trophy), he likes to play by having his tongue grabbed and yanked around. We ...

... Our guess is that herds of horses run at full gallop all day long and this reduces the potential of being injured at a dead end. For added safety, there are high white fences around EVERY tree in the pastures. · Most of the barns are painted black!!! · There are lots of "cooing" doves and red wing hawks but no magpies and no crows. Things we Learned: · The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in 2010 and will be the largest ...

... the lawns on these farms. They must employ somebody full time just to maintain the grounds and the fences. Also, I can see why Kentucky is known not only for their race horses but also for their Kentucky Bourbon. It seems like there is a bourbon distillery every five miles and the Jim Beam Distillery is just down the street from us. Another thing we noticed was the number of Sonic fast food joints. They are like the old A & W's - you drive in and they come to your car to serve you.

Since I have to test a photo, might as well make it worthwhile. PACKING TIDBIT #1 - VEHICLE MEDICAL KIT I packed the medical kit for my truck in an old Betty Boop lunchbox. The mirror is left over from when I carried it as a handbag, but it might come in handy if I have to tweezer a porcupine quill out of my face. ha ...

... all it's equipment. Mmm, nice. Also saw some very cute foals. All this was in the beautiful Kentucky countryside with rolling hills (and I mean rolling), white picket fence, and barns bigger than houses. All where Seabiscuit and Dreamer were filmed. OK, so maybe me and Lexington got off to a bad start, and maybe it does have some nice things to offer. But it's not my best buddy yet!

... a deer. At one point, driving along the Interstate, I spot a large, dead animal on the edge of the right-away. Two men in hunting gear are sprinting from their SUV towards the creature. I assume they didn't kill it but just want to claim it for their own ...

... Wonderful ridge riding & the views are brilliant. When I arrived in Chiang Klang, I wander No. & So. No signs whatsoever for the 1097. If there are, I missed them. On the way back I stopped at the Tad Man waterfall, yep it looks like a waterfall, last one I plan on seeing during this trip. Back on Route 1148 to Route 1021 in Chiang Kham, I was stopped by police cas' a parade was about to begin. I have no idea what it was for. The whole city seemed to be in it (300+). All eyes ...