Friday Veronica and I got up early and hit the road to begin our short vacation. On that first day we got as far Burlington, NC. We did a little shopping in the area before ending up in Hillsborough, NC at a hotel for the night. We got up early on Saturday morning and headed out so that we could arrive at our final destination at a decent time. And what might that destination be? For our shorter vacation this year we decided to rent a cabin in the mountainous area around Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg. On our way and close to our final destination, Veronica and I stopped at the Bush's Bean Museum and General Store. The last time Veronica and i had been in this area, the ground had just been broke for these buildings. This was around 5 years ago. We spent some time in both the museum and general store before heading into the Pigeon Forge area. We arrived in the area around noon. Because our cabin was not reserved starting until the next day, Sunday, we had reservations to stay at a local hotel in Pigeon Forge. We had a few hours until we could check in so we decided to do a little shopping. When it was time to check in, we went to our room and started setting up shop for the night only to find that the free wi-fi was not able to reach us on the 6th floor, where our room was. So we packed everything up and moved down to a new room on the 3rd floor, where we still had problems getting an internet connection. Following a suggestion by Veronica to the hotels "IT" person to reset the modem, we finally obtained a decent internet connection. After getting set up in our new hotel room we went out and had some dinner and drove around to look at some of the sights that Sevierville and Pigeon Forge had to offer. We then went back to the hotel and turned in for the night.
Below are some photos from us on the road and from the Busch's Baked Bean Museum and General Store:
Here come the Smoky Mountains
We went through a section of road that was maybe 2-3 miles long and we saw these numbered signs. Never figured out what they were for. They weren't far enough apart to designate 1/10th of a mile
Some of the interesting architecture that we saw while driving the roads of Tennessee
The Bush's Baked Beans plant
A couple of more photos of the Bush's baked beans plant
In the Bush's Baked Beans General Store and Museum
They had a scale that you could stand oin and it would estimate your weight in beans...this was mine. I was bloated that day!
When pigs fly
In the General Store they sold every style of beans that the Bush's brand makes and sells. They also sold Bush's brand T-shirts in a Bush's brand baked bean can of various styles which was kind of cool
Below are photos of Veronica and I with our buddy "Duke" the spokesdog of the Bush's Bean brand
Below are some of the sights in the Pigeoin Forge/Sevierville area
Below is part of the Wax Museum that is in the area
Wonders of Flight balloon ride
People stand in this circular cage during the ride
They have a large Titanic Museum in the area
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