The Home Lodge Extended Stay Sellersburg

... the trams around the city.

Monday - day trip to Sintra

Tuesday - roam around the city some more then fly to Terceira, Azores (4 hours ahead of Louisville time).

I'll be in the Azores from 9/8 through 9/17 for work. Only thing on the agenda (other than my pesky job) for right now is a half day whale watching tour on ...

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."

Right.

Well, Louisville was supposed to be a brief stop over to prevent us from driving 10 consecutive hours, but let's be honest: Louisville is an awesome town. We got a super deal on Priceline and stayed at the four star Galt House Hotel and Suites in the downtown district. This is the fourth installment of the Galt House; the original was the residence of Dr. Galt in the early ...

... as that's all i plan on taking aside from my laptop/electronic backpack...Chad in general is anxious and nervous...kind of endearing...he's never been out of the country (not even Mexico and Canada, which in my book don't count anyway)...watching his eyes open to the world...the varying languages, cultures, real European food and the history or art is what I think will be most entertaining this time around....though ...

Thunder Over Louisville. What is this you may ask? The biggest party in Kentucky. Technically speaking, Thunder is an all day event... Starting as early as 4 AM and ending when ever the traffic clears enough for you to get home.

People go crazy for Thunder. They get there super early in the morning or even camp out the night before on the great lawn to get the best seats for the show. By the show, I mean, the biggest annual fireworks display in the world that is themed and lasts for ...

... 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.

Clarksville, Indiana, United States gabbeec

Louisville is best done at night. Our night life is no Vegas. But it is pretty good.

The places featured in the album:

4th Street Live: A clubbing hot spot. But only if you're 21+. Still pretty fun with all of the restaurants and shopping.

Cafe 360: The local hookah bar. It has a wide variety of food on its menu. It's open 24 hours, 7 ...

We're on the road now, heading home. Leaving South Dakota after our day at the Badlands, we made the obligatory stop in Wall, SD, at Wall Drug Store, the infamous junk tourist stop. It opened in 1931 during the depression and has survived more than one recession by tightening its belt--cutting back on hired help and controlling inventory. It is tacky, but a phenomenon to see…but so many rooms of tacky ...

... and strike me square on the noggin, rendering me dead or at least in possession of a mighty headache and mild brain damage. That is the only real predator waiting to pounce upon me from its lofty perch. And though it is no less deadly and even far more likely, "struck down by a tumbling flowerpot" lacks the romantic air of something like "mauled by a mountain lion." So it is that in all cases that present themselves outside my front door, all threats animal or environmental, the ...

... his affinity for baby food meant that Eric was visited far less frequently than the other kids in the neighborhood. For whatever reason, that whole thing seemed much weirder that Bobby's always taking his pants off and running through the woods. There were others of course, older kids mostly, supporting players who may serve as little else that background characters for this tale but who never the less merit mention if for no other reason than the fact that they add so much flavor ...