Made a visit with Patty to see family and friends in Louisville, Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Actually photo at left was taken from Indiana, which is just a short drive over three usually very crowded bridges just across the Ohio River. That is Louisville (well downtown anyhow). Feel like a tourist there, but I have been gone now some 14-15 years and easy to feel that way. Interesting city with a lot of fun things to do, especially during the weeks around The Kentucky Derby. That is the best time of year to really see Louisville come alive. Although, Christmas time in the area was really special for us!
The Belle of Louisville is a very old steamboat. I have been on it a number of times, and it is a remarkable old boat. In fact read that in 2014 the Belle will celebrate 100 years. Mentioned Derby Weeks - one of the events is the Steamboat Race for the Golden Antlers (winning boat gets to display them for the year). Not sure it is always on the "up and up" as everyone seems to win eventually, but its sort of cool in a slow sort of way. The Belle is no recreation, its the real deal, and its a fun cruise up the Ohio in the Spring Summer and Fall (it is parked here in the winter).
This is the H+B factory, which is the home of the Louisville Slugger. There is a glass factory next door, liked what they did with the baseball at the right side of the photo. Nice museum there, and of course the big bat is a real attraction. Louisville is a very old city, which in a lot of ways reminds me of Richmond having the river, and being old. Like Richmond, Louisville reuses a lot of old buildings, but there is also a number of new ones going up as well.
For the upcoming year, hearing that finally one of the planned bridges (planned since I was a small kid) may start construction. Growth over the decades have really made the three bridges that let people cross the river, packed! Traffic can be really bad, and hopeful that gets done soon.
Most people in Indiana (or at least a lot of them) work in Louisville which is the home to Ford, GE, Amazon, and UPS which has a giant distribution center at the airport in Louisville.
I snapped this photo in Southern Indiana, during my visit we got some snow. Good snow in that being wet it did not last long on the roads, but really looked nice in the yards and on the trees. First snow I have seen in 2012, and made for a very pretty photo. Sure there will be more in the area, also expect to see some in Richmond during the upcoming winter.
We had a great time in the "other" River City (Richmond also shares that nickname) and enjoyed visiting family and friends, as well as seeing the many interesting sights. More photos can be seen on my Flickr Photo Page from the visit.
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