Saturday, October 9, 2010

"Trail of Tears" Indian Statue.

Bicycle on ceiling of The Palace.

The Palace Ice Cream and Sandwich Shop.

Una the Lion at North Alabama University.

Delightful lunch spot!

Front of The Rosenbaum House.

Living room of The Rosenbaum House.

Portrait of Helen Keller.

The water pump where Helen Keller put it all together.

Today was an absolutely wonderful day. Rennie drove Sue and me all over town. First, we went to Helen Keller's Birthplace (Ivy Green). What a smart, remarkable person Helen Keller was. Her accomplishments are unbelievable. The tour was informative and interesting.

Second, Rennie took us to the Rosenbaum house which is a Frank Lloyd Wright house. We really enjoyed the tour. The lady who gave the tour thoroughly enjoys her job and knows so much about Mrs. Rosenbaum. The three of us, however, decided we would not like to live in that house. The furniture looks really uncomfortable to us.

Third, we went to lunch at Sweet Magnolia's. It could not have been nicer. The service, food, and ambiance was perfect.

Fourth, we went to North Alabama University. Their mascot lions are in cages on display for all to see. It was pretty warm, so they napped the entire time we were there. Oh, well.

Fifth, we went to The Palace Ice Cream And Sandwich Shop. This place was an old fashioned ice cream parlor. There is a bicycle hanging from the ceiling that they used years ago to deliver prescriptions (it used to be a pharmacy/soda fountain). In the restrooms, there are actual prescriptions from many years ago pasted on the wall as wallpaper. People disappear into the restroom and don't come back for 30 minutes because they are in there reading the walls. It's too cool.

Sixth, we happened, by accident upon a city park named The Spring Park. There were people preparing for a wedding while we were there. There was a petrified tree trunk that a sign said was 325 million years old. How do they know? There was also a beautiful waterfall, an Indian carved out of the front half of a tree, and a statue of an Indian woman that represents the Indians along the "Trail of Tears". After all of that, we were pretty tired and went back to the boat. What a great day! Thank you, Rennie, for chauffeuring us around all day.