ADVENTURES IN LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS MISSOURI AND TENNESSEE...
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| Me eating alligator |
We went to Louisiana. Some of the many enjoyable things there included the Swamp Tours and the Laura Plantation. At the Laura Plantation, we learned about what life was like on the plantation, how the slaves lived there and we saw the slave cabins. I can't believe that women were that short in those days because I'm tall. The most enjoyable thing that we did there was eating alligator. We also viewed the French Quarters of New Orleans and we viewed the damage Hurricane Katrina caused.
Mississippi was the most enjoyable state. We went to the Civil War Museum in Vicksburg where they had men that had uniforms on. The uniforms were from the military of 1776 and all the wars until now. They had a movie that we watched about the Civil War inside the museum. There was another museum next to the USS Cairo. We viewed amazing sights and crossed the Mississippi River.
After Mississippi, we went to Arkansas. We went to my dad's hometown, Hot Springs, Arkansas. We went to a Waffle House in Hot Springs. Then we went to stay with family in Fayetteville. After Arkansas, we went to Missouri.
In Missouri, we went to a town called Branson. We had a bunch of fun there. We (Cristiana and Emilio), went to the Titanic Museum. We were able to actually feel the cold water. I only lasted 15 seconds, while Emilio lasted 30 seconds. Mama and Solina went to Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Museum and they actually had some pretty weird stuff there.
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| The Duck Tour was very fun! |
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| Emilio wanted to go here but we didn't. |
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| Ripley's was freaky. |
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| Titanic Museum was wonderful. |
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| We didn't go to the Hollywood Wax Museum but I like this picture. |
On the way to Kentucky, we mistakenly drove into Illinois, and then we got back on track. When we arrived in Kentucky, we bought our magnet for that state. My Mama collects magnets from every state we visit. Then we kept going until we arrived in Tennessee. In Chattanooga, we went to the Choo-Choo Train Museum, where they turned the real train cars into hotel rooms. After a visit to the trains, we bought ice-cream. Then, Emilio went to the Model Train Museum. Emilio really liked it. After we left Chattanooga, we drove through Georgia to arrive in Alabama, where we are currently staying.
Stay tuned for more details on our visit to Alabama. We leave for the Florida Keys on Friday!
