Having stopped in to visit the home of the Kentucky Derby, we had to have a look at the nearby "Horse Capital of the World", Lexington, KY- it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region (Bluegrass is not really blue--its green--but in the spring bluegrass produces bluish purple buds that when seen in large fields give a blue cast to the grass). DH's struggle with equines continues with our visit to the Kentucky Horse Park. The Kentucky Horse Park allow...

A city like Louisville demands a visit when it is home to the self-proclaimed "Greatest Two Minutes in Sports", the self-proclaimed “Greatest” boxer in history, the self-proclaimed “Number 1 Finger Lickin' Good” fried chicken restaurant chain in the world, and the self-proclaimed “world famous” baseball bat maker. And while you might argue with the “greatest two minutes in sports” since it doesn't involve ho...

So how often do you get to view the World's Largest Underpants without jostling with peak season crowds. We knew we had to take advantage of our re-entry into Kentucky in order to get the priority viewing tickets for this record setting garment (it was an exhibit in the Western Kentucky University Museum and, to be honest, we were the only ones there on the day we went- apparently it's not quite the draw for others as it is for us). It’s not the onl...

In the interests of political correctness I think it's important to note that we had no expectation that Kentucky was populated with hillbillies. But when we saw the sign promoting a 'Hillbilly Garden' shortly after crossing into Kentucky state line, we knew we had to make the detour. The head of the hillbilly clan in question is actually a native Kentuckian, ex-actor from California (he did have a speaking part on General Hospital back in the day). H...