Thursday (4/23)  We are now in Louisville, KY.  Our first stop of the day was Farmington, the family home of Joshua Speed.  Joshua was a life-long friend of Abraham Lincoln.  He became an unofficial advisor to Pres. Lincoln and his brother, was his Attorney General.  Lincoln visited Farmington in 1841 and in a letter written to the family  shortly after makes his first written comment on enslaved African Americans.

Then onto see something of minor interest to Rich (HA HA).   We went to the Louisville Slugger factory were they make 1.8 millions bats per year, many of which are used by professional baseball players (see picture.)  In fact, they have in their inventory the factory name plates of all 8,500 players that they have produced bats for.  We actually got to hold a bat used by Mickey Mantle.

It was recommended to us that we should not miss the Frazier International History Museum, so we went.  The museum spans a 1,000 years of international history from the medieval ages to the 20th century.  Including a collection of arms, armor and related artifacts from Britain's Royal Armories.  They have one of George Washington's rifles.

Another recommendation was Lynn's Paradise Cafe - THANKS SHARON SIGMON.   What fun!!!   It is an eclectic collection of items (especially gaudy lamps) from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s (see picture.)  The food was good and the atmosphere was a blast.

Back to the T@B for a little rest and a taste of the creme liquor bourbon - a great way to end the day.