French Lick, A Place, Not A Dirty Game...

Made it home from French Lick in one piece and with wallet intact. We didn't win any money but had a good time people watching and sightseeing. In fact casinos are really depressing. We kept looking at all those people who appeared to have been gambling over many years and it kind of broke my heart.

 

We did see some really amazing places though. Our hotel was absolutely beautiful and kind of reminded me of Titanic.

 

Our lobby

 

 

 

 

Our room was the best. I'm thinking of taking up residence there.

 

 

Look, a water closet!!!

 

Then we trotted on over the the sister hotel in West Baden. OMG!!! I have never seen a cooler hotel. It was huge and full of history. If you have time, look it up, it's been completely renovated and has so many stories behind it that I can't go into them all.

 

The lobby

Lobby dome

It had previously been the largest free standing dome until the astro dome was built.

 

It got up to 65 degrees on Thursday, just another day in Indiana. Because the next day it was 30 degrees. But you better believe I took advantage of the good weather. I ran the morning of going to Fench Lick, around 3 miles and it was OK. I might have been more preoccupied with thinking about packing instead of focused on my run. I benched myself for Thursday, though I should have ran in the incredible weather but that would have meant cutting into my sleep time. And we just can't have that. I did run yesterday when I got home. 3.5 miles at an 11:05 pace. My best pace yet since getting back in the saddle. And it felt soooooo good. One of those runs that you don't even realize how far you've gone until you look at the time and say WTH! I needed a run like that, not one where I was focused on time or performance, just an enjoyable run to make me want to come back for more.

 

 

In fact, I'm actually looking forward to running today. I may change that tune latter but for now I plan to love it. In other news, my youngest child told me this morning that she loves me more than ice cream. BA BAM!!!!

Until next time I leave you with the creepy picture of our trip. Our hallway.

 

 

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