Indianapolis

Not too much excitement happened in Indianapolis. About the only piece of advice I have is don't stay on the east side of town. The I-70 exits between downtown and I-465 are closed. I had heard something about this way back in March and of course forgot about it until I went to go exploring. Needless to say Mapquest and Google didn't take the closures into consideration when giving me directions. Luckily, I know how to read a map and happened to pick one up.

As one might expect I was stuck in traffic. It was a beautiful fall day and I had the windows down and wasn't really paying attention to those around me. However, one man in particular was paying attention to me. He made his way through traffic to me and introduced himself. Yes, I met yet another guy at a traffic light! He was very good looking, polite with a mid-western accent, and very smooth. Although I bid him farewell, he made my day. I venture to think every woman likes to be complimented so skillfully while they are stuck in traffic. I know I do.

I had a nice time exploring but overall I am indifferent to Indianapolis. I'd go back if the occasion arose and I'd never return all with the same amount of enthusiasm. I guess it just didn't inspire any kind of emotion in me. I found it to be a lot like it is on television - the NCAA tourney clips of the city really do it justice.

After seeing all I wanted to see there I started to head towards West Virginia. Which meant I got to see more of Indiana. Lo and behold there was a sign on I-70 East for the "Wilbur Wright Birthplace & Museum." Of course, I stopped. I'll just say that I love aviation and am a huge Wright Bros. fan. I'll also put out there that I have made the trip to Kitty Hawk. I went soon after I moved to North Carolina. I did not expect much from this excursion but wanted to see what they had. First I had to drive off the interstate, following signs for miles, into a "Children of the Corn" setting. I was very happy to finally find Wilbur Wright's Birthplace. There was a lot to see and there was a lot of information about the time period the Wright's lived there but they only lived there for 2 years! They had another building that had a lot on the Wright Brothers flight experiments - Kitty Hawk's is better but it wasn't bad. Overall, it was worth the $4 and the drive to check it out but I kept wondering why they'd bothered. I mean Wilbur Wright only lived there 2 years. Why go to all the effort? Especially when the historic events of his life happened in NC. Maybe it's me.