Branson Scenic Railway

The day started nice and easy with coffee and breakfast treats. Then on to the Branson Scenic Railway for a roughly 90-minute round trip along the Turkey River. The day's photos start here.

From our Marriott building.
That far building is WonderWorks.

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All Budd cars from about 1939 to the 1950s.

Lunch at Big Whiskey's

Wine and cheese at the Marriott.
The floweret meat slices were amazing.

And our tour guide from the other day sang
Elvis songs at the wine and cheese event!

Legends in Concert

What a hoot! Lynn and I had never been to an impersonators' show before, and this one was a hoot. It was called "Legends in Concert" and held at Dick Clark's American Band Stand Theater in Branson, MO. On stage were Willie Nelson, Pat Benatar, the Blues Brothers, Michael Jackson, and Elvis. Elvis wanted a kiss so he called up Lynn! He ended up planting one right on the lips! She damn near fainted. All the show photos start here.

Touring Branson

The Marriott offered a bus tour of the town, so we took them up on it this rainy day. Turned out to be very interesting. All the day's photos start here.

Table Rock Lake Dam

College of the Ozarks

Old town Branson

Great lunch at the White River Fish House.

From the Fish House, fire balls on the hour!

Turn Down Cookies at the College of the Ozarks.

On to Branson...

We got into town a few hours earlier than expected. No problem, they had plenty of places to recommend for killing a little time, including Saint City's Sports Bar and Grill. The resort had a little moonshine tasting - which we enjoyed! Pecan Pie was the best. This day's photos start here.

 

Marriott Resort, Branson, MO

This bar and grill was recommended to kill
a little time waiting for our room.
It worked!

We're headed here on Wednesday!

Roasterie, Arabia, and Seasons 52

We visited the Roasterie today, the Arabia Museum, and Seasons 52 for dinner. All today's photos start here.

That's a DC-3.

World War 1 Museum

The first stop in KC today was the National World War 1 Museum. Then on to Crown Center for a quick look around, followed by dinner at McCormick and Smick's. All the photos for the day start here.

The Chocolate Bag at McCormick and Shmick's!

St. Patty's Day in Kansas City

A beautiful but cold morning on the Plaza. Then off to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art where Jamie's sister, Vickie, joined us, including lunch in Rozelle Court.  We spent several hours there and left plenty to come back to see. After the art gallery, we did a little Foster nostalgia drive around the Westwood, KS area where Jamie and Lynn's first two houses were, and Velvet Creme Popcorn! We finished the day with dinner and a show at The New Theatre. The show was "Condo-Monium" starring Barry Williams (from the Brady Bunch). Pretty cool venue. All the day's photos start here.

Sunrise on the Plaza

Boy with Thorn freezing in the snow.