Visiting Kentucky
Our trip to Kentucky was more fun than I had even imagined it would be. We went up on Wed., Barb and her dogs came on Thurs. Mark had taken Fri. off, so we went to downtown Louisville for the day. The Louisville Slugger plant & museum is a must see. It was a lot of fun and very informative. We saw a lot of the bats made for famous baseball players and were allowed to handle a lot of them. After our tour there we went to Joe's Crab Shack for lunch. The food was delicious and they even have the waiters & waitresses do a dance for entertainment. On the way back to the house Mark took us on a scenic tour of the area. After we got home Ron, Mark & Barb went to a local winery and bought a couple of bottles of wine.
Saturday was the horse races. That is what got the whole trip started. We went to Church Hill Downs for the day, sponsored by Mark's work. We were treated to a private elevator ride with a live person as the operator to the Sky Terrace where we enjoyed lunch and an afternoon of races. It is a very large almost L shaped room. The side that overlooks the track is all glass, with sliding doors so you can either watch the races from your table or go out on the terrace and cheer your favorite on. They have betting windows right there so you didn't have to go more than several feet to place your bet. We were there for 8 races and I wound up loosing only $8.00. That comes out to a dollar a race. The fun I had was worth a lot more than that. We were waited on and taken very good care of. Since we were leaving before the races were over we went down to the paddock to watch them bring in the horses, parade them around, saddle them, parade them again and then they were off for their walk to the track. One of the races was named for Mark's work and he and several of his co-workers were selected to go down and present the winning cup or silver plate to the jockey. Who, by-the-way, had already won a few other races that day and I think won a couple more. It was a wonderful day and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Sunday we decided to go to a distillery, Maker's Mark. Ron, Whitney and I had been to the Jim Beam one on one of our previous trips, but Mark & Barb hadn't been before. They take you on a tour of their plant and explain the history of their brand and show you the process. At the end of the tour you go into the "bar" and souvenir shop and they give you a sample of their product. On the way home we stopped at a small tourist type town (I can't remember the name) and had lunch at a very old restaurant. It had started out as a tavern and inn in the 1800s. They had a lot of antiques and pictures from then. The food was very good, but a little over-priced.
Monday was spent doing the usual Memorial Day things. Cooking out and enjoying each others company. Barb left on Tues. and Ron and I left for home on Wed.
It was a very enjoyable llllooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggg Memorial Day weekend and I would love to do it again. I could get very used to going to the horse-races, but it would probably have to include the Sky Terrace. I can't imagine how much that room costs for the Derby and who the people are that use it.
Saturday was the horse races. That is what got the whole trip started. We went to Church Hill Downs for the day, sponsored by Mark's work. We were treated to a private elevator ride with a live person as the operator to the Sky Terrace where we enjoyed lunch and an afternoon of races. It is a very large almost L shaped room. The side that overlooks the track is all glass, with sliding doors so you can either watch the races from your table or go out on the terrace and cheer your favorite on. They have betting windows right there so you didn't have to go more than several feet to place your bet. We were there for 8 races and I wound up loosing only $8.00. That comes out to a dollar a race. The fun I had was worth a lot more than that. We were waited on and taken very good care of. Since we were leaving before the races were over we went down to the paddock to watch them bring in the horses, parade them around, saddle them, parade them again and then they were off for their walk to the track. One of the races was named for Mark's work and he and several of his co-workers were selected to go down and present the winning cup or silver plate to the jockey. Who, by-the-way, had already won a few other races that day and I think won a couple more. It was a wonderful day and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Sunday we decided to go to a distillery, Maker's Mark. Ron, Whitney and I had been to the Jim Beam one on one of our previous trips, but Mark & Barb hadn't been before. They take you on a tour of their plant and explain the history of their brand and show you the process. At the end of the tour you go into the "bar" and souvenir shop and they give you a sample of their product. On the way home we stopped at a small tourist type town (I can't remember the name) and had lunch at a very old restaurant. It had started out as a tavern and inn in the 1800s. They had a lot of antiques and pictures from then. The food was very good, but a little over-priced.
Monday was spent doing the usual Memorial Day things. Cooking out and enjoying each others company. Barb left on Tues. and Ron and I left for home on Wed.
It was a very enjoyable llllooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggggggg Memorial Day weekend and I would love to do it again. I could get very used to going to the horse-races, but it would probably have to include the Sky Terrace. I can't imagine how much that room costs for the Derby and who the people are that use it.
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