Fall Break and Bunny

Even if the leaves are still green and long sleeves turn uncomfortable in the afternoon sun, autumn is officially here. We know because it is fall break time at universities, which means Isaac's little brother had enough free time to come visit us.

I was bursting with ideas of things we should do, but tried to cut back in order to make his time here a good balance of restful and fun. The seven hour drive from Columbia to Louisville may be beautiful, but it's still quite long and tiring. And it may be fall break, but school assignments are still due in the following days. So we settled on sharing our favorite local areas around Louisville and just one day trip - lunch in Frankfort and a visit to Buffalo Trace Distillery.

Coming into Frankfort, we pulled over at the roadside vista overlooking the statehouse. How lovely is this city with its tree-filled skyline?

Its handsome streets lined with local shops, and even more trees just beyond.

We ate lunch at Gibby's, a local sandwich shop with a wide menu of nearly everything nestled between two pieces of bread - fish sandwiches, barbecue, deli meats, grilled chicken.

All three of us agreed that it was even better than we expected. Classic food done very well.

After lunch, we headed to Buffalo Trace. It was perfect weather to wander around the grounds while we waited for our tour to begin.

Although Isaac and I have visited here before, visiting on a different day and listening to a different tour guide made the experience totally fresh for us too. Our group wandered around a different part of the distillery, watched a short (and slightly cheesy) video about its history for the first time, and walked through a different warehouse with stacks and stacks of bourbon barrels.

Our guide (Don I think?) has been giving tours so long his name tag has faded away. Prior to working at Buffalo Trace, he was employed at Woodford Reserve. So he has been around the bourbon business for many years and had plenty of unique stories and details to share.

After the tour was the complementary tasting - ending with a Kentuckian's favorite dessert - bourbon cream and root beer.

The rest of the weekend we relaxed at home, venturing out to eat some tasty food together.

Thai (and other Asian tastes) at our newly discovered favorite Thai restaurant - La Que. Below is the street view from the Thai restaurant, perfect for people watching and relaxing on a cool night. Also, my curry, rice and mango lassi at an Indian restaurant called Shalimar. This place is a favorite of Isaac and his colleagues for their weekday lunch buffet.

I'll leave by sharing some spoiled pet pictures. Lately we've been letting Cookie hop around in the living room a little bit. It's quite a big adventure for such a small bunny, and she makes some pretty cute expressions as she explores.