2016 November 9, Wednesday, Trip to Bridge Street and NASA

Ate breakfast at Cracker Barrel, and after breakfast went to CBS. 

After CBS, hubby and I rode to Huntsville. 

We shopped at Toyrus (love that store) (love to shop for little ones at Toyrus) and bought my G. Granddaughter a Dory dress, necklace, and bag. We rode to NASA to pick up the hubby's check and fill it up with gas. We stopped so I could take a few pictures. 

Redstone Test Site

Redstone Test Site

We rode back to Bridge Street to eat lunch at Cantina Laredo. We ordered Mexican chicken feta served with beans, rice, onions, peppers, and sour cream.  

We were also served salsa, & chips. 

Cantina Laredo

Cantina Laredo

Salsa

Chicken Feta

When we finished eating we walked down Bridge Street which was decorated for the Christmas Holidays. There will be a Christmas Lighting on November 11 at 4:30 PM. Their extra-large Christmas tree was already up, extra-large white reindeer were everywhere, Christmas lights were strung and many stores had Christmas window displays. 

White Reindeer

Christmas Tree

Christmas Decorations

We shopped at Old Navy and Cabela's we did not buy anything. We stopped at Kohles on our way out of Huntsville. I bought a new purse, a big red dog, and a Madeline doll. 

Hubby went to Family Vision to get his glasses repaired. We stopped at Aldi's for groceries. They had eggs at 49 cents a dozen, milk at 99 cents a gallon hams at $1.09 a pound. We bought several other items. 

Madeline and the Big Red Dog 

We stopped at Wendy's for a Chocolate Frosty. 

As we started our journey home the sun shone brightly on our faces. Hubby said I cannot get used to this time change. 

Sunset 

I wanted to get into the Christmas Spirit but with this crazy weather, it has been hard. It does not feel or seem like Christmas this year. We could sure use some cooler weather. I like seasonal change, winter, spring, summer, and autumn. 

1996 ~ Sept 16 & Oct 14 Trying out my new (film) Canon Camera in Huntsville, AL

I had just received a new Canon Camera and I wanted to try it out so here are some of the places where I took pictures.

House across street from Constitution Village 

Constitution Village

The Village rests on the actual site where the Alabama Constitutional Convention was held in 1819.

Alabama became the 22nd state admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. This living history museum features costumed guides who lead visitors on a tour of a working village. A cabinetmaker's shop, print shop, confectionary shop, library and post office are all featured. More than eight carefully reconstructed buildings of the 1800s depict early lifestyles in Alabama, including that of African-American settlers. It also commemorates the place where the 1819 Constitutional Convention was held. 

Constitution Village 

Weeden House

Built in 1819, the house at 300 Gates Avenue is now open to the public as the Weeden House Museum and Garden.  Dr. William Weeden bought the house in 1845 and his descendants owned it until 1956.  Now owned by the City of Huntsville, it is leased by the Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association and maintained as a 19 century house museum.
Earlier residents included John McKinley who lived in the house

Ditto Landing 

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

A Three story Museum with miniature train set on the first floor, second floor has a large model train  set to look like the depot did in 1862 and on the third floor is Civil War history 

Huntsville Railway Company Huntsville, Al

Burritt Museum

Burritt on the Mountain is a public 167-acre, scenic site overlooking Huntsville, Alabama, featuring a 19th century living history (interpretive) park, an eclectic ...

Burritt Museum

In 1955 physician and Huntsville native William Henry Burritt willed his estate and mansion known as Round Top Mountain to the city of Huntsville to create their first museum. 

Huntsville Botanical Gardens taking a Hay ride thru the garden 

Huntsville Botanical Gardens  Rose Garden
Huntsville Botanical is more than a garden, from May thru Sept the garden comes alive with butterflies, in the butterflies house, the Scarecrow Trail is filled with goblins from Sept through October and the Garden is bubbling over with Christmas lights during their Galaxy of Light. There is always something to do at the garden.