Category: Trips

Frankfort Kentucky

Daniel Boone’s grave.
Scenes from Boone’s life portrayed on the monument.
Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler house, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This house is in Wright’s “Prairie style” with open floor plans. This is the only Wright-designed house in Kentucky erected in Wright’s lifetime.
The Frankfort Barracks – established in 1871 to provide a military presence and protection of African Americans in the area. The post quartered members of the 4th, and later, the 16th US Infantry regiments. The post consisted of barracks, guard house, baking oven and two one-story hospitals.
During our time in Frankfort, the 17-year cicadas were out in full force, with their very loud high pitched sounds.

Speed Art Museum

Louisville KY

Some highlights from this museum on the campus of the University of Louisville.

Portrait of a Forty-Year-Old Woman, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634
The Church at Varengeville, Grey Weather, Claude Monet, 1882
Two Apples on a Table, Paul Cezanne, 1895-1900
Young Girl in an Armchair, Pablo Picasso, 1917
Portrait of Jean Gauguin, Paul Gauguin, 1881
Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, Edgar Degas, cast 1998, modeled 1875-1881
Portait of Douglas S. Cramer, Andy Warhol, 1985
Cobalt Violet Soft Cylinder, Dale Chihuly, 1986
Mixing vessel (calyx-krater), Greek, 350-340 BC
Tomb guardian, Chinese, 700-750 AD
Hendrix Sigh Johnson, Stephen Rolfe Powell, 1992
A Cat Protecting Spoils from a Dog, Dirk Valkenburg, 1717
A White Hen and Other Poultry in a Landscape, Melchior de Hondecoeter, 1670-1675
Adam Naming the Animals, Carl Borromäus Ruthard, 1686
Landscape, attributed to Salvator Rosa, 1650
John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness, Jan Steen, 1648-1651
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, artist unknown, 1625
Ecce Homo (Behold the Man), Gerard Douffet, 1623
Cosimo Il de’ Medici, Giovanni Gonnelli, 1612
The Raising of Lazarus, David Teniers I, 1630s or later
Feast of Herod, Jan Simonszoon Pynas, 1615
Dice Players, Nicolas Tournier, between 1619 and 1627
Warrior on Horseback (Marcus Curtius), attributed to Willem Danielsz van Tetrode, 1562-1565
Scenes from the Parable of the Prodigal Son, 1490-1520

Louisville Kentucky

Louisville skyline across the Ohio River from Clarksville IN.
In Clarksville Indiana across the Ohio River from Louisville, this statue honors Rose Will Monroe, aka “Rosie the Riveter”. Widowed at 22, she found employment as a riveter working on B-24 bombers.
Monument to Lewis and Clark starting their expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
“Then they shook hands”
Louisville Slugger plant. The bat is 120 feet tall.
Sons of Liberty – 1775
Horse statues are everywhere in Louisville, being the home of the Kentucky Derby.
Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. The world famous “Twin Spires”.
Statue of Aristide, first winner of the Kentucky Derby, 1875.
Barbaro won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, then shattered 3 bones in his leg three weeks later running the Preakness and later was euthanized..
The famous Wagner’s Diner is across the street from Churchill Downs. It was featured in the movie Secretariat.
The light covers are pictures of horses.
The diner features this picture: Secretariat winning the Belmont in 1973 by 31 lengths, still a record.

French Lick Indiana

Driving through southern Indiana, we come upon French Lick, which is Larry Bird’s hometown.

This is where Larry Bird grew up. He shot baskets on this garage (on a previous version of backboard).
Larry Bird bust at the recreation center.
33 Brick Street is a restaurant, very much Larry Bird-themed. A lot of memorabilia inside.
Trophy from Bird’s high school winning a tournament in 1973-1974 season
Basketball autographed by the “Big 3”: Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parrish.
Basketball autographed by (among others) John Havlicek, Kevin McHale and Bill Walton.
Basketball autographed by legendary coach Bob Knight commemorating that last undefeated college basketball champions, Indiana in 1976.
Bird’s college jersey.
Bird’s Celtics warmup.
Bird’s 1992 Dream Team Olympic jersey.
French Lick depot.
What is an old RF&P engine doing in French Lick Indiana?
French Lick Winery for a tasting.
The winery tasting was packed!
West Baden Springs resort. Might be worth a re-visit someday!
The grounds of West Baden Springs resort.
Trolley goes from the resort to downtown French Lick.