I went on vacation to Little Rock, Arkansas, this past week. This is the second time I have been to Little Rock, with the first time being February 2008. There is a noticeable difference to Little Rock between winter and summer. Although everyone kept telling me how fortunate I was that the weather had turned cool for our visit, it seemed hot to me. Still, with nicer weather we got to enjoy more of the river front district:
We went to a nice farmer’s market there as well as several trips to the indoor air conditioned food court for breakfast. For dinner, we went to:
It definitely is ‘A’ restaurant for beer lovers. They have a brewery on premise and several awards hanging on the walls. Laura liked the beer she ordered. We did not go to the Underground Pub that was right next door. In fact, I didn’t order any alcohol on this visit. I am still recovering from my birthday binge.
We were able to spend a lot more time with Laura’s family, including installing cable boxes (which took the combined effort of at least 3 people), shopping, playing with lots of pets (9 dogs and 6 cats – though to be fair it was at most only 8 dogs at one time), and many many meals. There was a lot of driving from one house to another as the family is well spread out across town.
While, the iPod Touch Laura gave me for my birthday kept me in contact with the digital world, I was able to avoid doing any actual work on my vacation. An effort I plan to keep up for at least another day.
11 July 2009 at 11:54 pm
Yeah, I gave my wife an iPod Touch for her birthday in February and haven’t seen her since …
15 July 2009 at 3:28 pm
I am certain you’re glad to be home:) Here is some info on your missing little rock:
Located near the geographic center of Arkansas, Little Rock derives its name from a small rock formation on the south bank of the Arkansas River called la Petite Roche (“the little rock”). The “little rock” was used by early river traffic as a landmark and became a well-known river crossing.