Summertime

Slept late and awoke to another hot day. This morning we will visit Churchill Downs. First stop was Wagner's for breakfast. We learned about this place on our trolley tour and that it has the best breakfast in town. Online it is touted as one of the 10 best diners in the US. It is cute with horse and derby photos lining the walls. We had eggs and delicious biscuits.

Now we go over to the track and into the Kentucky Derby Museum. We pay admission which includes the museum and a walking tour. We are not willing to wait around to take another more detailed tour. I tried on a fancy hat and we went to the paddock area and out to the rail by the track.

Lots of information about the races and the horses. There are plaques attached to the buildings with the names of every winner since the 1800's. Those who won the Triple Crown had their names in gold and a gold crown.

The track is very pretty with lovely flowers. Huge and completely packed for the derby each year. It is very hot today, 100 degrees and we were glad to go back inside. They have a great movie and we wandered around the museum for a while. Left and went to a bourbon tour place near our hotel. They were packed and a two hour wait for the tour which we decided not to do.

Had lunch at a nearby brewery where we sat using their wifi for quite a while and then back to take naps and hang out.

About 7:00 we walked a few blocks to the Old Spaghetti Factory for dinner. I ordered an Old Fashioned which is made with bourbon and decided I am really not much of a drinker. Only sweet drinks appeal to me. We got to sit in the train which was in the middle of the floor.

Food was good and now we are back in our room watching TV and reading.

Tomorrow morning we leave for Chicago.