Long day....

It was a long day today....We did a 2 hr train ride on the Branson Scenic Railway in the morning. It was kinda boring since we expected  more than just riding through trees. Yes, we went through a couple of tunnels and over a couple of trestles but mostly it was in a tunnel of trees.  Then we went to Silver Dollar City which wasn't on the original list of things to do. This picture is a waterfall at Silver Dollar City. The last time I was there was on our 8th grade school trip which was many, many years ago - long before it became popular and back then it didn't remotely resemble what it is today. The flowers were beautiful and it was interesting to look at the old log cabins, etc. I haven't seen a chicken house with live chickens like my mom had in many years.  Driving back into Branson this evening we hit the infamous traffic on the main street (Hwy 76) .  This main road is 2 lanes with a center lane for turning.  There were thousands of people going to shows and most of the theaters are on the main street thus traffic was creep and very slow for MILES. There was a line of cars as far as we could see and the usual speed was about 3-5 MPH. Unbelievable!!!!! Oh yes, it was 43 degrees when we left the hotel at 9 am this morning.  They jacket I bought yesterday was greatly appreciated.... However, it warmed up to the mid 60's this afternoon and was perfect weather.