Anyways, Tuesday I had a nice day putzing around Louisville. I slept in and snuggled with Kate's pug Eddie, whom you will see below. We really fell in love with eachother. I had a whole photo shoot with him, but i will spare you and just show you one pic. I then hit up a kooky joint called Lynn's Breakfast Cafe - all these crazy colors and statues and silly things crammed in all corners. Yummy eggs. And of course I had to hit up the local bakeries - I went to a homemade Icecream and Pie place, and a more upscale dessert place. The owner of the latter, Helen, was there and she was extremely friendly and we talked for about half an hour about what it's like to own a business, baking etc. She was very chatty and hospitable. Later in the afternoon I went to the derby museum at Churchill Downs and went on a tour of the racetrack. It is a stunning facility and inspired me to get more into racing.
I got to meet all of Louisville's finest talent for dinner, as Kate took me out to dinner with some of the other reporters and anchors for the local stations. It was so funny, such a different world from what I'm used to up in NYC! They were very sweet.
Today Kate and I hit up a FABULOUS bakery for breakfast, called Blue Dog - I would recommend it to anyone in the area. They have absolutely gorgeous breads, and it's a very nice well decorated cafe. I'm now down in Memphis for the night at my first hostel of the trip. I have to say, this hostel has blown me away. It is in a church here in town, and the staff is so friendly, the hostel itself is clean and cozy, and it's really more than i could ever ask for for 15 bucks a night. I will take some pics of it tomorrow and share them with you. For now, it's Louisville pics.
Oh, does anybody know what a Hazmat is? I kept seeing signs for them a couple of days ago and i have no idea what they are.
And why is Tennessee the volunteer state?
Also, Francina, if you're reading, Milli Vanilli 'Girl you know it's true' came on today - i thought of your amazing rapping skills. Miss you all! xoxo
