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| Grilled Pork Chop with Sweet Potato |
Hubby and I rode to Huntsville, stopping at Texas Roadhouse in Huntsville for lunch. Spent $47.26.
I ordered a grilled pork chop with sweet potato, Caesar salad, rolls with cinnamon butter, and iced tea.
Hubby ordered a Fort Worth steak with sweet potato, salad, and iced tea.
We rode to the Signals Museum, a newly opened museum of information exploration. It is a Tech museum before tech. Spent 26 dollars.
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| Signals Museum |
It is a hands-on museum full of new and old technology.
We experienced Benjamin Franklin catching lightning in a bottle.
We learned about Abraham Lincoln's use of the telegraph.
We learned about transmitters and how hand-cranked telephones worked.
We saw the operations of connecting a community through a switchboard.
We learned about music, recordings, and radio stations.
We learned about Edison's light bulb.
We saw and learned about the first televisions and computers.
We sat inside a radio station. So much to see and learn.
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| 1947 Entertainment Center |
We stopped at Huntsville's Veterans Park.
There was not a soul in sight as I walked through the park, taking pictures. I had not seen a few new displays the last time I visited the park.
The Aviator Statue.
The Wounded Warrior Combat Medic Statue.
The Purple Heart Monument.
The Alabama Gold Star Families Memorial Monument.
The Battlefield Memorial.
In Honor of the Revolutionary Soldier buried in Madison County.
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| Madison County Veterans Memorial Park |
We stopped at Big Spring Park, where I took photos of ducks, birds, and fish.
It was a beautiful day with flowers and trees blooming. The sun was shining.
People fed the ducks, birds, and fish. Some relaxed while others briskly walked in the park.
We stopped at Gabe's in Madison, where we bought two-yard flags, a cover for my backyard chair, a small earring case, Cokes, and candy.
Spent $73.76
Photos:
6884 @ 11:50 A.M. Texas Roadhouse
6885-86 @1:44-2:31 P.M. Signals Museum
8287-8390 @2:56-3:17 P.M. Veterans Park
8392-96 @ 3:33 Bird Spring Park
