Vegas of the Ozarks

Well, our week in Branson is quickly coming to an end. We have greatly enjoyed our time here. The signs say that the population of Branson proper is 6,000 people, but I'm sure with all the suburbs that it must be about 100,000. At the info booth, they told us that 10,000,000 people a year pass through here. Traffic is heavy during the rush hours, but thins out for the rest of the day. Getting around in the city is quite easy, as all the main routes are color coded. For instance if you want to get the the "Sheppard of the Hills" all you have to do is follow the green route. In just a week we have found ourselves quite comfortable with finding our way around.
We started the week on Monday with a trip to the Butterfly Palace - Denice took lots of pics



This Statue is real!! I saw her blink!!!


The Sheppard of the Hills



Then we went around Highway 65 by the Lake and Tablerock Dam and then back to Branson
Went to "Fish House"for dinner - Denice had catfish, me shrimp. Both were very good. Appetizer was alligator tail. It was good. Pink Flesk, but it didn't squirm!
Then returned to 2 1/2 miles of "Trail of Lights" - 4,000,000 lights! Very Good!! Took lots of photo's, but many did not turn out, as taking them in the dark is an art that we obviously have not mastered. Instead we bought a DVD that a professional had done.
Back at ELTORO at 9:00PM

Tuesday - Spent the day shopping. Walked the whole Branson Landing Mall, a huge place, with 2 main Dep't stores at each end and a couple hundred in between. Made a few purchases. Knick-knacks and stuff
Denice bought another photo scanner. This one scans old 4" X 6" pictures, She is going to scan a whole bunch of the old ones we have.
Then we drove all over town looking for some thread that she needs to do some stitching that she wants to get back to.
Lunch at a wine tasting place. We had coffee and a sandwich - No wine ----

Wednesday - Shopping again today. Wally World for groceries
Michaels for for Denices thread
Not much excitement today

Thursday - US Thanksgiving - stayed home all day
Did some cleaning and then Denice cooked a great Turkey Breast Dinner with all the trimmings. Turnips, Sweet Potatoes, Mashed Potatoes, Asparagus, and salad. Turkey and dressing.

Friday - Black Friday - not sure why they call it that, but it’s the day after US Thanksgiving and one month till Christmas. This apparently starts the Xmas shopping season and has the highest volume of purchases of and time in the year.
Did some shopping in the morning - Home Depot, Wally World, Michaels, post office etc.

Then drove out to the Branson Belle paddle wheeler ship, till evening - sunset pics.

Cleaned up the Left over Thanksgiving Dinner for supper - It's even better than yesterday