Indianapolis Trip 2004

Wednesday, May 20 - Tuesday, June 1 -  An extended Memorial Day  weekend trip to Indianapolis, Indiana to visit my older sister, Susan, Family  and attend me niece, Kristen's High School Graduation		Highlights:   Downtown   Graduation   Conner Prairie   Lafayette, In
May 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 & June 1

Wednesday, May 26th

		Right: Mother and I flew Indianapolis. We saw Snappy in flight from 2000 "Snappy on Parade" and have an bacon cheeseburger for lunch at the St. Paul - Minneapolis International Airport
		Left: That evening for dinner, the family enjoys three custom pizzas from Kristen's place of work, Papa Murphy Pizza.

Thursday, May 27th
The day of Kristen High School graduation, Mother and I "tour" downtown while Susan were at work.

View of the Indiana Civil War Memorial from El Lilly's conference room		A great view of Conseco Fieldhouse	Skywalk framed RCA Dome	Union Station's "Head House" ..
... the Great Hall inside		"White Ghosts”, statures of people from World War II days...
...  are scattered throughout the Crown Plaza Motel's many atriums.  - The motel is built inside the Union Station's train shed				Ghosts in lobby
Union Station from Pan Am Plaza	Trash Hoops	Fountain  delight	Indianapolis Canal Walk
Indiana History Center East side on canal & lobby from above.		Two block walk north & back on The Central Canal		Another view of the Ind. History Center

			All photos were take by my sister, Susan expect for 2nd one from right in top row.

Friday, May 28th
The Day of Kristen's Graduation Dinner at a fancy Italia Restaurant, we send
the afternoon at the nearby Conner Prairie Living History Museum

Museum Enter	"1816 Leamape Camp" -  has a wigwam (long & round) & Log trading Post
The Pennsylvania bank Barn, farmhouse and authentic garden at the "Zimmerman Farm" inside of  the "1886 Liberty corner” homestead"				View from Farm, Covered Bridge
A lesson in one  room school House	Cedar Chapel covered Bridge		General Store & Potty shop in the "1836 Prairietown"
The Town’s Inn

Saturday, May 29th
This morning, we went to "31st Round the Fountain Art Fair" in Lafayette, Indiana,
northwest of Indianapolis. As the name suggests, the art fair does wrap around the
Tippecanoe county courthouse and its fountain.

Around the Courthouse		Japanese Artist

Sunday, May 30th
Besides watching the pre- Indianapolis  500 race arrival and events on TV, I spend This day with
Susan’s family. This morning Susan, Mother and I took a long hike west along Fall Creek Road.
The afternoon was shopping at Castleton Square Mall. No Photos

Monday May 31st
Today was another day spends with Susan's Family. The highlight was nice nature hike with Susan
and Mother in Skiles Test Park just east of interstate 465. On the way back, Susan droped me near
Geist Reservoir dam for an hour hike along Fall Creek Road back to her home  No Photos

Tuesday, June 1st
Today, Mother and I flew to Omaha by a way of Detroit. It was adventure to travel though the "light tunnel"
 between concourse at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport's Edward H. McNamara Terminal - Like fighting thru
 a "thunderstorm". There were a random flashing fluorescent lights behind curved nearly clear panels with
 cloud outline on each side of tunnel. No Personal Photos

Indianapolis Trip 2004