Louisville

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I was in Louisville, Kentucky a little while ago for business and had an amazing time! Before the business part of the trip I got to stay in the Cabins of Birch Hollow in Spade, KY for a night. Holy cow those cabins are amazing! If you and your family happen to be out that way, I recommend staying there. Multiple bedrooms and bathrooms.

We took a sky lift up to the top of the gorge to see the Natural Bridge. It was exactly like a ski lift but much steeper. Good thing I'm not afraid of heights!

The next day I got to see how Woodford Reserve bourbon is made. Very interesting and long, long process. After the tour of the distillery, I went to where the Kentucky Derby is held: Churchill Downs. It was fun to watch the horses race but during one race, I think one horse tripped over another because he went down and his jockey quickly got out of the way. It was scary! I also tried a "Lily" which is a version of a "Cape Codder" but with grenadine. It was a very sweet drink. I only won $5 all day which was not very good I must say!

While I was in Louisville I got to go to the Louisville Sluggers factory and I saw so many famous MLB players' bats and how they were made. They are made on a lathe and the machine can make 24 different bats from memory. Pretty impressive! There was also a little "museum" part of the factory where there was all kinds of information on MLB players and their bats.

There was a local Mexican restaurant El Mundo that I went to. They have amazing margaritas! I tried their Pomegranate Margarita. Delicious! Their food is very authentic and fresh.

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Photos

Skylift view
Up at the top of the skylift looking back down

Woodford Reserve
Inside the bourbon distillery

Churchill Downs
Where the Kentucky Derby is held, as well as many other races

Babe Ruth's bat
He would carve a "notch" into his bat whenever he hit a home run with his Louisville Slugger. This one had something like 25 notches.

More bats
Here are many MLB players bats