New Pictures plus a Mystery Quiz

Happy Wednesday night! Pretty sunset in Louisville. Light dinner tonight so I can blog away (Cheetos and Smart Water…gotta stay in shape for another travel day tomorrow). Actually I had a great lunch at the University of Louisville Hall of Fame Cafe. They take their college sports seriously in this town. The football stadium, just up the road from Churchill Downs, is awesome. Not sure about the academic standing of the University but…there are enough colleges for that stuff. Give me “Rocks for Jocks” and Horseback Riding 101.

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Speaking of rocks and horses…new picture album at the google site above. Shots from the Downs, downtown Louisville, and the coral fossil flats across the river from Louisville at the Falls of the Ohio. One of the photos I’ve entitled “Mystery Picture” here because it caught my eye but I had no clue what it was until checking the name plate. This object was firmly inplanted outside the Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown. Correct guesses will get a special present from the road.

Home of the “Greatest.”

Greetings from Downtown Louisville KY and the home of Muhammad Ali. Quite possibly the greatest living sports legend, Ali definitely deserves the recognition. And this is no low-rent by-way on the frnge of town. It runs right through the heart of the City and connects the extensive Health and Sciences Center with the entertainment enclaves on 4th Street. And….there is free WIFI thanks to the City of Louisville. Sections of the downtown area are designated wireless “hotspots” to encourage economic development and attract the right kind of youthful, money-spending crowd.

Weather is warm but very comfortable. The buzz of activity in downtown is intense and I probably could sit outside of this Starbucks all morning but…the horses call from Churchill Downs!

Before I forget, I saw an interesting car window sticker last night on a VW Beetle; “Keep Louisville Weird.” I’ll have to check into that!

NB: My thanks to Guinness74 for catching both the “clip” in the narative and for explaining the origin and meaning of the sticker. See his comment below.