Lexington Kentucky (Georgetown) April 11 – April 22, 2021
We enjoyed the 11 days we spent near Lexington and it was jammed packed with activities. Our first stop was the Visitors center (just to make sure we did not miss anything). This did not turn out to be the best decision we ever made. Don’t get me wrong, the visitors center was fine (except the worker talked on the phone the whole time and did not answer any of my questions), but the main problem was the flat tire from some type of hinge we got on the ride to the visitors center.
We fixed the tire and were ready to see the sights. Our first stop was the Kentucky Horse Park. The park is home to everything related to horses from museums, memorials and statutes, a horse barn, a track and much more.
We also enjoyed an afternoon at Keeneland. Keeneland is only open for a limited time in the Spring and limited tickets because of COVID. We were lucky enough to obtain a couple of the tickets for one afternoon. I made one bet (which I lost). Steve has been to several other races like the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and the Belmont. He thought this park was fun. I enjoyed a Keeneland Breeze – which is now my new favorite drink made with Makers Mark.
We day tripped to Frankfort and saw the capitol. We rode by the floral clock but alas, the clock was in between flowers at the time. However, we did score some bourbon balls at Rebecca Ruth Candy. Apparently this company makes bourbon balls for many of the distilleries, which would explain why they all taste the same to me.
We toured the Mary Todd Lincoln House. It was interesting, but it is definitely not a tour. We just walked through the house, Don’t waste your time on this tour.
Our 24th wedding anniversary occurred while we were in Lexington. We went out for lunch at J. Alexanders and then Steve made a delicious dinner. The day before we left, we had a small weather surprise. Who knew that it snowed in Kentucky in April?
We also enjoyed the Bourbon trail while in Lexington, but bourbon deserves a post of its own. See the next post about our bourbon exploits.
“Blue Moon of Kentucky” by Elvis Presley