A fun day with my sister-in-law.
Our first stop was the Athens Christmas tree trail, but they had only decorated one Christmas tree, too early for all the trees to be decorated.
My throat was dry, so we stopped at Chick-fil-A, where I bought a large Ice tea.
Our next stop was the Tinsel Trail at Big Spring Park, where we saw a variety of differently decorated trees.
I'm not sure how many trees, but I took over 300 pictures.
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| Grover from Sesame Street |
The sun was bright, but it was cold in the Shade.
Several times, we would come out of the shade into the sun just to warm up.
We walked through Tinsel Trail twice to make sure we did not miss any trees.
We watched the ducks and fish swimming in the canal.
On our travels, we rode past Huntsville Hospital and the nearby shops.
From Governor's Drive, we took I-565, exiting onto Old Madison Pike and stopping at Bridge Street Centre.
I parked near Book-a-million, and we used their restrooms.
In the restroom, I met a woman from Madison, and we began a conversation.
I told her about touring the Tinsel Trail and all the beautiful Christmas Trees.
We talked for another 15 minutes after we left the restroom.
My sister-in-law had never visited Bridge Street Town Centre.
We walked to the large man-made pond to see the Christmas displays and carousels.
We stopped at the Piper & Leaf Artisan Tea booth to taste the four different samples: Cherry Christmas, Caramel Apple Pie, Mistle Grove, and Pumpkin Moonshine Tea.
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| Piper & Leaf Artisan Tea booth |
At the Piper & Leaf Artisan Tea booth, I laughed and said did the Pumpkin have real moonshine in it?
The young man said you can add your own, then we both laughed.
My favorite sample was the Caramel Apple Pie.
We stopped to see the Large Christmas tree near Monaco Theater.
In front of the Christmas tree was a young girl singing Christmas Carols, and children were running along the water's edge.
We listened to a couple of songs and walked back to the car.
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| Large Christmas tree near Monaco Theater. |
We rode to Historic Madison to drive past the Christmas Card Trail. Large handmade Cards are displayed in front of historic homes in Madison.
We were too tired to walk the trail. I snapped pictures of the Cards as I slowly drove past.
On our travel home, we stopped at Chick-fil-A in Athens. I ordered a kid's two-piece chicken meal to-go. My sister-in-law had to wait for her food because they were preparing large trays of orders to go.
We were headed west, going home with the sun shining in our eyes.
The thermometer in my car read 56 degrees.
Had a great day with my sister-in-law, the traffic was light.
This was the Saturday after Thanksgiving, so I guess everyone went shopping on Black Friday. Glad we did not go on an adventure yesterday.
Tinsel Trail at Big Spring Park is located near the YMCA in Huntsville.
Across the street is the rest of Big Spring Park, which is under Construction.
We heard Christmas music playing through loudspeakers overhead as we walked through Tinsel Trail.
It was a gorgeous day, and I needed the long walk in the park after all the Thanksgiving food.
It was a bit on the nippy side, but as the day progressed, it warmed up. But I still needed a light jacket, especially in the shade.
I was home by 3:30PM. November 26, 2016
