Louisville

 It's been a few days since I blogged, so I'm squishing days together. The day after we arrived home from our bike trip we left for Louisville for the wedding of my son's friend (and Best Man). We were staying at a 2 bedroom Airbnb as two of our sons were going us. At the reception (about 9pm) I got a text from the innkeeper of a B&B that I had booked (and I thought for sure, cancelled) months before asking for an ETA at the Inn. We were double booked and so Charlene and I went to the B&B and the others went to the Airbnb. The B&B was nice but the epitome of gaudy. There was not one square inch not covered with Victorian stuff (and Kentucky Derby hats). The bed was about as old as the civil war and if Charlene and I rolled towards each other we would sink into a hole that we'd not be able to extract ourselves from. I slept on the very edge (sort of hanging over) to prevent slipping into the abyss. I must admit though, the breakfast was good but you had to listen to the innkeepers stories as they were rapid fire and non-ceasing. We did learn though that the only Zappos Outlet was in Louisville and I was able to get some trail shoes for about 75% off. Most of our time was doing the Urban Bourbon Trail so that we could earn a T-shirt. We only had to spend a few hundred dollars for drinks and appetizers to get these "free" shirts. Today we went to pick them up at the Visitors Center and......BONUS......we got 2 each (because they had some left over colors from last year).  

The Dreaded Bed the Eats Guests

About to go into Troll Under the Bridge Pub in our Bourbon Pursuit

The Big Four Bridges (Pedestrian Bridge across the Ohio River)

Gaudy!

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