Kentucky: town and country

So on the way to Mammoth cave we saw some of the sights of Kentucky. First stop was just over the border in Louisville.


This was the 'town' part of the trip. The river is the border.


Lots of fine town buildings.



And a couple of odd buildings.

There was an international parade on at that time.

Louisville is the home of the 'Louiville Slugger' which all pro baseball players use. We went into the factory where they make these bats and had a look around. We did not get the tour, but could see through the window them making the bats. They also made this impressive beast.


Next stop was lunch in a place with a horse out the front.

So we left the 'town' for the 'country' and had to take a photo of the hills. We have not seen these for 6 months in flat, corn and soy filled Indiana!

One strange thing about Kentucky is this. Kentucky Down Under is a zoo plus other things, but they have Australian animals. It was $20 each, so we did not go in, but bought a couple of souveniers. The web page looked more interesting than the place anyway!

Then we got into real crazy country Kentucky! These photos may not be self-explanatory, but I can't actually explain them!









(Jellystone)









This place is beyond comprehension (and it is NOT the biggest shop in the world, Wal-Mart still wins that one). We had to pay the $1.06 (remember tax) to get into the mystery house and it was well worth it.



Shawn sure thought it was good!









Outside the Mystery House, was Big Mo. Hmm.