The picture on the left is of the Soldiers and Sailor's Monument in the center of Indianapolis. The picture on the right is the Morris-Butler Mansion which I mentioned yesterday.
On Saturday we went to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500, the Brickyard 400, and the Grand Prix of motorcycle racing. We took a bus ride on the famous track, and saw the communications Pagoda, Gasoline Alley, the brick start/finish line, and then went inside the museum to see the many race cars that are there. They also had exhibits of the trophies and of the scoring devices. There were exhibits of the various broadcasters who have announced the races too. Went back on Sunday to get souvenirs.
Sunday afternoon we went to Fishers, IN to the Conner Prairie Interactive History Park. The park takes visitors back to the 1800's and is divided into an Indian village (Delaware), Conner's Homestead, a 1836 village with costumed interpreters, and an 1859 Lafayette, IN balloon ride.
It was fun to talk with the various interpreters, and I learned that the fingerless gloves I bought in Amana, IA were called "muffetees" in 1836! Several of the girls were knitting them. There were also demonstrations and discussions with a blacksmith, a woodworker, a homemaker, a guest at the Inn, and a teacher. There was also a lady playing a dulcimer, and she did a great job of playing the old songs.
Tomorrow we will travel to Louisville, KY -- we're going from race cars to race horses!
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