Episode LVI: Traveling South for the Giving of Thanks
This Thanksgiving weekend my lab-mate (Rafael) and I wanted to go on a road trip. As it turned out, Rafael’s dad (who lives in Brazil ) scheduled a business/pleasure trip to The Midwest which entailed him arriving in Kansas City on November 27 th . Unbeknownst to him, at the time, was that November 27 th happened to be Thanksgiving Day in America ! Therefore, beginning Thanksgiving morning, Rafael, Rafael’s dad and I took a road-trip toward Branson, in the south of Missouri .
Our first destination was Springfield , MO where we spent a few hours eating and visiting the famed Bass Pro Shops flagship store, an outdoor-goods store that has its own indoor waterfalls, rivers, aquariums and shooting range. After that the majority of our time was spent in Branson. Here are some of the highlights.
Thanksgiving dinner: We were grateful to get to Branson just in time to eat a late Thanksgiving dinner at a traditional family-style restaurant. On a related note, I managed...