Blogs from Kentucky, United States, North America - page 35

Last time I visited a cave was 3 years ago in Virginia, and I still had vivid memories. Visiting a cave is like entering a totally different world, not spooky but fascinating. At last minute we decided to go to Kentucky state, mainly to visit the Mammoth cave national park. In Virginia, the cave was small but full of stalactites, stalagmites and other cave structures. In Mammoth cave, it's totally different as its more the sheer size of the cave system that is impressing. During a 2 hour tour, you visit only a very small fraction of the cave system. Some rooms, are big like the biggest concert hall you might imagine, while between them, very narrow passages, (vertical or horizontal), separate them. The forest above is also very beautiful, consisting of very old oak trees. ... read more

Louisville is an awesome city. No traffic at rush hour, a towering financial district- look for pictures later of Bardstown, the bustling cultural district. ... read more

Several people have been wondering what country I am in now, whether or not I sold Sara into the white slave trade, etc. Well I am in the United States and no one would buy that damn skinny useless thing but don’t think I didn’t try my hardest. Yeah, we ran outta money. Let's see. Upon returning I played fourteen games of trivial pursuit, worked crew for my dad’s show, watched Shakespeare in the Park's Taming of the Shrew with Michelle, spent some quality time with Jean, and decided it was high time I get my jobless ass to my new home. I had planned to drive myself the thousand miles from Boston to Louisville. Seems simple enough. Of course, nothing is ever simple. On top of the very long list titled “Things that scare the ... read more

On est aller voir les Mammouth Cave... c,est vraiment trippant de voir qu,on est sous la terre. Au debut on voulait dans un trajet de 6 heures, mais finalement, il ne restais plus de billet. Alors on a fait un trajet de 3 heures, 3 miles de long. Il y a des salles incroyablement grandes la dedans, sa n,a pas de sens. Toute le trajet on la fait avec des lanteres, a l,ancienne maniere. On a vraiment trippe. Merlin P.S. desoler si il n,a pas de photo, mais il fait noir dans une grotte :)... read more

On est rendu expert a se perdre, plusieurs heures a Nashville et plusieurs autres a Memphis. Nous sommes alle a Churchill Downs (home of the famous Kentuky Derby). J'ai mise 2$ sur le cheval #9 dans la cinquieme course, il est arrive 4e :-( Nous avons visite un musee d'armures. J'ai laisse des echantillons de cartes dans un centre de science. Memphis: Un musee de musique m'a achete 24 jeux de cartes, j'ai laisse des echantillons a la boutique de la manufacture de Guitares Gibson (qu'on a visite). On s'est reperdu, un pompier nous a pris sous son aile et nous amene vers le musee qu'on cherchait, il nous a dit qu'on etait dans un 'unsafe neibourghood' la ou il nous a trouve ... Avec la visite de Bush et du president du Japon a Memphis, ... read more