Our 4th of July Road Trip, Jul 4-6
We drove south through Indiana to Louisville, Kentucky, and then northeast to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Independence Day cupcakes during a pit stop in Indiana.
Louisville, the largest city in Kentucky, is situated on the Ohio River at the border with Indiana. Thomas Edison, Muhammad Ali and Hunter S Thompson were notable residents.
Fourth Street Live! (where we drank Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale in a British pub) is an entertainment and retail complex in downtown Louisville.
Louisville's City and Metro Halls.
The buildings along Main Street reminded me of New York's SoHo - and then I read that this area has the largest collection of cast iron façades of anywhere outside of SoHo.
The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory on Main Street has made the Official Bat of Major League Baseball since 1884.
Ella with her souvenir bat.
Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby, the first race of the Triple Crown.
We drove past the thoroughbred horse farms of the Bluegrass Region.
And visited a bourbon whiskey distillery: a National Historic Landmark which has been in operation since 1812, making it one of the oldest of Kentucky's nine working bourbon distilleries.
Cincinnati from across the Ohio River, which is the Ohio-Kentucky border.
We watched a Reds vs Nationals baseball game.
The Tyler Davidson Fountain was dedicated in 1871 to Cincinnati by Henry Probasco and is a symbol for the city and the region.
Back to Fountain Square for breakfast.
We stayed at the Netherland Plaza in Carew Tower, which is the tallest building in Cincinnati.
The hotel has retained its Art Deco features.
