Blogs from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, North America - page 3

Sunday, September 30, 2012 Disembarkation went off smoothly. We did have to wait though in the bus for nearly 30 minutes before it left for the airport. Our 1:45 flight on British Airways left on time. If I ever fly across the Atlantic again I’ll definitely book on British Airways. Not only did we get a sandwich on a two hour flight, but the liquor is FREE! You’ll never see that on a domestic United States flight. Our American Airlines flight from London to Chicago left at 5:30, with an 11:40 scheduled arrival in Indianapolis after our connection at O’Hare. The connecting flight, however, did not leave on time. We finally touched down in Indianapolis at 12:30 A.M. With time changes, flight times, and delays, we had been up 25 ½ hours. We dropped the kids ... read more

Our trip was really from the ridiculous to the sublime but I felt quoting Napoleon should be accurate....so first we camped in Illinois at Corps of Engineer Parks (ridiculous) and then off to Indianapolis for a Family Motor Coach Rally (sublime) of more than 2,000 coaches. We found some beautiful COE parks in Illinois to spend time in while waiting for the FMCA rally. Obama had spent wheel barrels of money to upgrade the parks. Electric was upgraded to 50 amp, which our coach appreciates. In two parks a 5,000 sq ft Visitors Center was erected which made the one (yes, one) ranger on duty quite comfortable. Oh, they also put in aquariums. So as seniors we can camp at $12 a night with full hookups. Thank ya'll for your stimulus tax money! Pheuuu! Hissy fit ... read more

Great Time at the Indianapolis Indians Baseball game! We love the dollar menu day: hotdog, popcorn, crackerjacks and peanuts. Not much action in the game itself but we can say we did a baseball game this summer. Walking aroung the White River park entace was pretty fun! Kids loved looking at the community garden and identfying the vegatables planted.... read more

A spontanious inventation to the 56th Talbott Street Art Fair proved to be a very nice expierence to see great art. This art fair is a very locally anticipated Summer event for collectors and artists alike. The art work is top notch quality that could easily be showcased in a gallery or expensive boutique. The atmosphere was friendly and pleaseant as the artist were happy to have you look at the work without pressuring you to purchase anything, giving you stress free time to take in their craft. The crowd was courtious with no pushing or rudeness, everyone seemed to have a mutual peaceful way about them. There was plenty of options for the usual fair type food. Which is good considering there is alot to walk and view and you will need to stay hydrated. ... read more

For years Ed has followed the Indy Car races. As a special Christmas gift I got Ed tickets to the Indianapolis 500 race. We had to race from the Overland Expo to make it in time. As part of the race package, we camped across from the race track. This was an event in itself. The fields are carved into individual camp spots. It was like a giant ant farm. Everyone moved in and set up their camp spots. There was furniture, couches and chairs, loud sound systems, bars and lots (I mean LOTS) of beer. We walked over to the Race track to watch the Historic Races. It is really hot! This will turn out to be the hottest Indy 500 on record. We toured all of the historic cars on display. It is an ... read more