Pictures from Saturday

Here are pictures of me and Bari at Churchill Downs (separately, as the other person stayed with the kitties in the car). Churchill Downs is just south of downtown Louisville, right next to the University of Louisville.

We then traveled south toward Nashville. At some point on the highway we passed into the Central Time Zone. I expected there to be a sign, but we did not see anything. We realized that the time was an hour earlier when Bari looked down at her phone and the time had changed. How are people supposed to know exactly where it changes? We made a brief stop in Nashville to see the state capitol and drive around downtown. Nashville was larger than I had expected. Here is the capitol:

We made it to Memphis around 6:00 and checked into a hotel. The cats are being great—when we leave the hotel we put them in the bathroom, and when we return they are happy to roam the room. Right now they are both lying down comfortably on the bed. They have made this trip so easy because we have been able to drive to a lot of places and go out on our own without them being difficult. Here is Bogey during the drive:

Last night we went to Beale Street for food and music. We ate really yummy Memphis BBQ ribs and listened to blues and ‘50s rock-n-roll. Beale Street really is the happening place in Memphis! We enjoyed the music at the Blues City Café where we ate—the lead singer danced like Elvis! We also met some interesting people there—including Ronnie from Indiana, Melissa from Wisconsin, and “Doc,” a hair stylist from Little Rock. Another highlight was a group of hip-hop dancers on Beale Street. One of the dancers performed incredible flips, backflips, and other gymnastic maneuvers down the street. All in all, it was a fun night.