Pat and I planned a trip to Branson, MO in late October. I have wanted to go there for years and it seemed like it was a good time to go. I was finished with officiating volleyball and the basketball season had not yet begun.
We had several shows planned but nothing for Monday night. Therefore we bought tickets to see SIX. This is a group of six brothers who are an a capella group.
Some of them have a full head of hair while others are bald. This brother wanted to stand out with his choice of hair styles. They were phenomenal! I really enjoyed them immensely.
On Tuesday late afternoon we went to have dinner and a show on board the Branson Belle paddleboat. We were to paddle around the lake while we were on board but due to weather, we stayed docked. I didn't mind that at all.
The dinner was excellent and the show was entertaining. Music with singing and dancing as well as a magician. He did the normal magic tricks which I really liked. We were finished in time to get to our next show which was Pierce Arrow.
Pierce Arrow is a quartet of very talented singers. They sing mostly country music which I always enjoy. Between sets they had a comedian name "Gene" who came out and entertained us. I laughed and laughed. Maybe too much but he was funny! I would highly recommend this show!
During the day we found some local things to do. We toured the Veterans Museum which was very detailed with all the wars beginning with WWI.
This room had the walls filled with names of those who died in WWII. It was the one place while walking through the museum where I got choked up. Behind each of those names is a real person who didn't come home.
One of our freebies was to go to Shepherd's Chapel and go up in the tower. This is the view from up there. Another week or two and it would be even more impressive with the fall colors.
Outside the theatre where we saw SIX were some classic cars including these two. As I walked in front of Mader, he said some phrases. It was so cute.
We had to FaceTime Henry and Eddie.
A morning show we saw was a tribute to the Beach Boys done by these four talented people. They did some other "beachy" songs as well. It was a cute show!
Queen Esther was by far the most impressive in the Sight and Sound theatre. It began with this huge stage before us but then the side curtains opened up and it was really impressive.
It was a long show but telling the story of Esther surely wasn't an easy task. The set was massive. This theatre does shows from the Bible. Previously there was a show about Noah with real animals. Queen Esther also had horses and goats and hawks flying. We both loved it!
The Shanghai Circus was our last day show. So many incredible agile people doing amazing things. Again, I am not a big fan of the circus. It was entertaining just the same.
When we saw this giant chicken we figured that we neeed to eat at this place. It was ok. Nothing to write home about but a great server!
The final show we saw was REZA. He did some really over the top illusions that were so unbelievable. We both really enjoyed watching a double stuff oreo refilling itself rather than watching a lady get impaled by a giant drill or having another sucked into a giant fan. He did involve the crowd and those were my favorite illusions.
We visited the Titanic museum which was very interesting.
The ceiling above the Grand Staircase. Everything was decorated for Christmas.
The wheel that steered that giant ship. Outside of this was a room where you could see the night sky. Walking through that room was cold. They keep it at the temperature of that fateful night.
We enjoyed our time there. When you enter you are given a card of someone who was on board. Each of our people were First Class and ultimately survived. Then, Pat of course, had to look them up on familysearch.org to see if they have their temple work done. They do!
What trip to a southern state is complete without a trip to the Waffle House? We had breakfast coupons for the hotel we stayed in but I didn't need a 4th day of the same exact food. Waffle House for the win!
It was a great trip and I think we need to go back again sometime to see and do some of the things we didn't get to do and see.
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