Tuesday, October 21, 2008

A lot of vacation pictures!

Last week we went on vacation to Branson, Missouri. I had always heard a lot of good things about Branson but I was afraid it would be too "country" for me. It really wasn't. There were a million things to do that appealed to all ages. Considering we were there for a week I took a lot of pictures. Hope you enjoy them!

Our first stop was the fish hatchery. The most appealing part of this was it cost nothing! We got to see and feed a lot of trout.



It was right at the base of the Table Rock Lake Dam.


Going for a walk around the development where our condo was. Branson is very hilly and there are many gorgeous views of the wooded hills.




We went for a walk along Table Rock Lake. There was a really nice trail that had a few different points of interest along it. Here is Dan and Tyler on the trail. The blue you can see through the trees is the lake.



Enjoying the view of the lake



One day we went to the World's Largest Toy Museum



I think the most exciting thing we did was the Dixie Stampede. It is so hard to describe so I'm going to copy and paste the description from their website: It’s the only place that brings together stunning performers, amazing horse feats, fantastic stunt riders, magic and audience participation with a delicious four-course dinner extravaganza for one amazing price! It was SO much fun and even Tyler got into it. I wish I could've taken pictures but it wasn't allowed. I would recommend it to anyone going to Branson! I did take a picture of the outside of the building though.

Another day we went to the Butterfly and Rainforest Palace


Before we saw the butterflies we watched a 3D movie about them. Here is Tyler stylin' his 3D glasses.




Tyler got to help release a butterfly that was born that day!





A couple butterflies



A water feature in downtown Branson. There is a large outdoor shopping mall that is really nice to walk around.


On our last day we went to this scenic overlook. Those buildings in the picture (in the foreground) are actually the condos we stayed in. You can't see our building though.





Here is the view from the patio of our condo


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you all had a great time! Sounds like a place I would like to visit. Glad you all had fun.

Grandma Thorpe

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