A beautiful sunny day, with a few very high streaks of cloud, that eventually became a 'mackerel sky'. I set off westwards past Lexington, through rolling hills and meadows, along the Blue Grass Parkway; then set off down country roads to Shakertown in Pleasant Hill, a beautifully restored Shaker village, complete with costumed guides. Our guide, Lauren, did a great job, giving us lots of information about the main house and its artifacts, and the Shaker way of life, with a gentle sense of humour.After the house tour, I drove over to the Jim Beam distillery, just south of where I'm staying. Advertised as open Sundays 1-4 pm, I arrived to find that in this county (Bullitt County), alcohol cannot be sold or served on Sundays! Also they do not have a distillery tour as such, just a brief video of the history of Jim Beam products in the Beams' house. There is no mention of the Sunday ban on their website. Hmmm, I wonder why they bother to open on a Sunday? If I had known, I would have spent more time at Shakertown!
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