And here we were for the second stretch of the trip – Philadelphia to Louisville.
Pennsylvania was great, nice countryside, rolling hills and small mountains. We even went thru some fun tunnels where honking the horn and hearing the echo was pretty entertaining. Maryland – we were there for about 10 miles. I remember passing by one town around this area and there was just this giant church with a steeple in the distance and it seemed to just own the town. It’s odd the things you remember. We did go thru West Virginia, but honestly, I would rather forget. The road was winding and very, very hilly. Up and down and right and left, it seemed to take forever. When we hit the Kentucky state line, it was raining, pouring. Who am I kidding here?! Pouring. My photo’s were out of the picture when it came to the lush, green rolling hills and the large horse farms. It was BEAUTIFUL. Now, if only Mother Nature could cooperate with me if I have a chance to go back and explore. (Please!) But all in all, we made it to Kentucky and Sy was so happy to see his dad and stepmom!
I think the first thing his stepmom ever said to me was how pretty I was. Whatever, I’ll take it! haha I was officially in the South. First this was, I learned how to pronounce Louisville the way it is meant to be pronounced. Lou-vull, not Louie-ville. Remember this. Important facts I’m teaching you.
What does one do when they are in Louisville, but go to Churchill Downs of course! Have you not heard of the Kentucky Derby?!
We swung by the University of Louisville campus.
We walked around downtown and saw some pretty interesting buildings and architecture.
These got me and I completely forgot about them until just now. Animal heads on the buildings.
And there’s some pretty great statues around to keep you company as well.
Where does Louisville hail it’s name?
King Louis XVI.
They continue down by the waterfront…
Doesn’t he look like Peter Pan?!
This is George Rogers Clark.
Mr. Clark was one of the highest ranking military officials during the Revolutionary War. He is known as the “Conqueror of the Old Northwest”.
We most definitely checked out the Louisville Slugger factory but I’m going to have to tell you about that in an entirely different post.
Finally – food you ask. We were taken to Lynn’s Paradise Cafe. If you are looking for extreme Southern cooking, crazy hats and odd lawn art – you are in the right place. It’s definitely a unique attraction.
I’m going to say Lynn’s was my initiation to the South. I had never had grits, I didn’t really know what they were to be honest. Fried green tomatoes were just something that I knew from a great movie. I think you get the point. If you are looking for prime southern comfort – you’ve found a destination.
