Flying from Arkansas to Missouri. |
Hannibal, MO! |
Landing in Hannibal. Because of the teeny downtown historical district, we called the only cab in town for a ride. There were unibrows present, in case you were wondering. |
Our temporary abode, the Reagan's Queen Anne. |
Built in 1889 and maintained by two kooky innkeepers, Norm & Judy. |
Sadly, it was too hot and humid to enjoy the veranda. |
Loved the Victorian architecture. |
Inside was very, very, very busy. |
The decor ran from period-esque pieces to Goodwill chic. |
Another tub, this time sans shower. It's amazing how much water damage I can do when left to my own devices. |
Dig the claw foot. |
We had the Captain's Room which was actually the entire third floor. |
The bathroom was probably two bedrooms previously. |
The other half of the bathroom. Seriously huge. |
The view from our room: downtown Hannibal and the Mississippi River! |
In the adjoining room were twin beds and lots of wooden furniture. |
Beautiful tree-lined streets. |
Self-portraits in Hannibal. |
My kind of town. |
Loved the funky brick buildings. |
Lots of businesses and buildings are abandoned right now, unfortunately. |
As you can see, Mark Twain's name is plastered all over the town. |
Enjoyed the colors and textures. Was sad to see so many run-down buildings and dilapidated homes though. |
The butter pecan of my dreams. |
Tons of cute shops. |
One of the oldest buildings in Hannibal. |
See what I'm saying? Mark Twain as far as the eye can see. |
Of course, we had to take a riverboat ride. |
Mark Twain was a riverboat pilot for four years. |
The name "Mark Twain" comes from a riverboat term that basically means the water is safe/deep enough to pass through. |
More riverboats. |
View of Hannibal from the Mississippi. The region received a record amount of rain just before we arrived and so the flood gates were up still. |
The only icky thing about Hannibal was the heat/humidity. It was just about miserable, so we had shaved ice on the boat. T had strawberry. |
I picked raspberry. |
Along the river near Tom Sawyer's island, we saw a bald eagle. |
Tim inside of the Huck Finn house. |
Mark Twain's childhood home. |
Loved Grant's Drug Store. |
Interesting pills and potions. |
Monsieur Twain. |
Cool old church. |
Established in 1878 if I'm not mistaken. |
Lula Belle's was formerly a bordello. Today they specialize in hugemongous portions of delicious food. |
The Pasta Danielle for Two could have fed a small country. |
As could the Chocolate Bomme. Chocolate and coffee ice cream with an oreo crust and fudge ribbon, dipped in chocolate shell and drizzled with chocolate. Oh. My. |
After recovering from the bomme, we headed to Chillicothe, MO to meet friends. |
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