Day 6,   May 3, 2012

Visited Abraham Lincoln Birthplace, this is his birthplace but he only lived

here for 2 years. He then moved 10 miles away when his family moved, they had moved again 5 years later, 1811-1816. They have a replica, one room, log home build inside the monument. On the property, they also have a cool water, large limestone spring.

We then proceeded to My Old Kentucky Home State Park, took a tour through the Georgian-style mansion. This home was the inspiration for Stephen Foster's famous ballad, "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night". We had walked through the grounds, which are very beautiful, with flowers and magnolia trees.

Drove a little way down the road to Kurtz Restaurant, where we had lunch. They had great homemade soup, sandwiches, 4 different, salad, and great pies, coconut, chocolate, or lemon meringue.

 Toured the Bourbon Heritage Center, watched a movie about the distillery, strolled inside their world famous Taste of Heaven Barrel Room, where we had a bourbon tasting experience. Our tour guide explained how to taste bourbon; smell, swirl, add a few drops of water, swirl some more and then just a few drops onto your tongue, before swallowing. We then walked out to a big warehouse (rig), where they store 25-28 thousand barrels of bourbon per rig and they had about 20 riga. They sell varying years of bourbon, but we tasted the 10 and 12 year, which you could taste the difference.