Since we arrived, we were sent to Hannibal as our "outbound" assignment. Since we go to church there, we decided that we needed to see some of the sites there. On Saturday there was an event called "Wizard of Oz Days." We've never been to one of these types of events so we didn't know what to expect. It was an everything Oz event. I thought this witch lamp was awesome.
There were people there selling everything you can imagine that is Oz. The best thing I saw was four Mr. Potato Head toys that were the Lion, Scarecrow, Tin man and Dorothy. It was $50. I supposed that wasn't really all that expensive since there were four of them. Still, that was more money than I was willing to spend. As we walked through the exhibits, my husband just kept laughing. He continued to laugh when we left. He couldn't believe the craziness of all these people.
The major characters were all there. We didn't see the Lion but there were a lot of Dorothys and Wicked Witches. We saw one Scarecrow and that was a little boy about 3. There was going to be a wicked witch cackling contest that we didn't stay for.
This "little lady" was married to one of the original "Munchkins." She's 98 years old! She was selling photos of her husband for $5 each. I can only imagine what a Star Trek convention is like.
When we were finished there, we went to the Mark Twain historical sites. There were interesting but if you want quality historical sites, try visiting Nauvoo or any other of the sites the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints owns.
In the Mark Twain museum I sat in this stagecoach and watched a video. It was kind of fun going through the museum.
This tall piece of furniture is some kind of organ thing. I wish I could have opened it and taken a peek.
A very large ship's wheel that one would find on a steamboat.
Back at the sites, the best thing was some of the quotes by Mark Twain. I liked this one. It always seems that things were bigger in my imagination than they are in real life.
Becky Thatcher was based on a real person in Sam Clemens life. This home wasn't really set up like a home but more like a museum.
No matter how boring you think your life is, when you look back you will find drama, comedy and tragedy. I don't think I have a very interesting life, but when I look at some specific things I find there are some very interesting experiences.
Sam Clemens' first day of school is quite interesting if you take time to read it.
We had a really fun day together. There was a thought about inviting others to come but I'm glad we went alone. We got some shopping done and I bought a few new items for my wardrobe now that I have a responsibility where I dress up more. More adventures to come.
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