Pictures from Our Trip
Here are a few pictures from our trip to Branson.
We, of course, spent time at Silver Dollar City. Jesse and I have many fond memories of times when our families went there while growing up. Although we were careful not to make it very obvious to each other or anyone else, we always seemed to end up in the same vicinity -- the same shop, the same ride, the same place, at the same time. Coincidence?! I don't think so. We look back and laugh at how silly we were when we were 14 and 15. Fun memories, though!
We hadn't been there since before we were married, so we had a very enjoyable time reminiscing and introducing our daughter to all the wonderful sights and smells and shops in SDC. Here we are on the Carousel:
Kathrynne and Daddy at the petting zoo with the baby goats:
As much as we enjoyed Silver Dollar City, our favorite part of the trip was visiting the brand-new Titanic museum. Over the years, I've been fascinated with this story of heroism and have read a number of books on the subject. When we heard that Branson was opening a museum on this famous ship, we knew we had to go! I was afraid that with all the political-correctness and feminism pervading our culture, the true story of heroism and gentlemen who respected women enough to give their lives for "women and children first" would be lost in a modern museum. Not so.
In this age of egalitarianism and feminism and "every-man-for-himself-ism," I couldn't help but wonder if there would be few stories of heroism should a disaster like the Titanic happen in our day and age. Probably everyone would be fighting for their right to life -- men, women, and children alike. After all, feminism teaches that men don't need to protect women anymore, so they might as well just throw them overboard so they can secure a seat for themselves in the lifeboat.
Instead of this ego-centrical mentality, here are just a few of the shining examples of true manliness found in this incredible museum.
This large engraving is right as your walk in the door (Sorry, the picture is dark -- try clicking on it to see it better). It is a bust of a man and some of his final words:
And, here was something written on a plaque about the designer of the ship, Thomas Andrews, who perished in the sinking of the ship:
This large stone plaque depicts some of the final words of a faithful wife: "We have been living together for many years and where you go, I go... As we have lived together so shall we die -- together."
All of our pictures on the grand staircase didn't turn out well. It is beautiful and this picture doesn't do it justice in the least bit:
You can take a short online tour of the musem here. If you have the chance to visit it with your family, though, I highly recommend it. Very educational and inspirational! You won't be disappointed!
We, of course, spent time at Silver Dollar City. Jesse and I have many fond memories of times when our families went there while growing up. Although we were careful not to make it very obvious to each other or anyone else, we always seemed to end up in the same vicinity -- the same shop, the same ride, the same place, at the same time. Coincidence?! I don't think so. We look back and laugh at how silly we were when we were 14 and 15. Fun memories, though!
We hadn't been there since before we were married, so we had a very enjoyable time reminiscing and introducing our daughter to all the wonderful sights and smells and shops in SDC. Here we are on the Carousel:
Kathrynne and Daddy at the petting zoo with the baby goats:
As much as we enjoyed Silver Dollar City, our favorite part of the trip was visiting the brand-new Titanic museum. Over the years, I've been fascinated with this story of heroism and have read a number of books on the subject. When we heard that Branson was opening a museum on this famous ship, we knew we had to go! I was afraid that with all the political-correctness and feminism pervading our culture, the true story of heroism and gentlemen who respected women enough to give their lives for "women and children first" would be lost in a modern museum. Not so.
In this age of egalitarianism and feminism and "every-man-for-himself-ism," I couldn't help but wonder if there would be few stories of heroism should a disaster like the Titanic happen in our day and age. Probably everyone would be fighting for their right to life -- men, women, and children alike. After all, feminism teaches that men don't need to protect women anymore, so they might as well just throw them overboard so they can secure a seat for themselves in the lifeboat.
Instead of this ego-centrical mentality, here are just a few of the shining examples of true manliness found in this incredible museum.
This large engraving is right as your walk in the door (Sorry, the picture is dark -- try clicking on it to see it better). It is a bust of a man and some of his final words:
"No woman shall be left aboard this ship because Ben Guggenhein was a coward."
And, here was something written on a plaque about the designer of the ship, Thomas Andrews, who perished in the sinking of the ship:
This large stone plaque depicts some of the final words of a faithful wife: "We have been living together for many years and where you go, I go... As we have lived together so shall we die -- together."
All of our pictures on the grand staircase didn't turn out well. It is beautiful and this picture doesn't do it justice in the least bit:
You can take a short online tour of the musem here. If you have the chance to visit it with your family, though, I highly recommend it. Very educational and inspirational! You won't be disappointed!
posted by Crystal Paine at 5:00 PM
10 Comments:
Ooooh I've been wanting to go here, thanks for posting the pictures! Now I REALLY want to go. I've always been fascinated by the story of Titanic too.
Okay, I have to laugh...you comment on how hard it was to spend money on the vitamins, then I look at SDC costs and faint from way over in Australia... :) Do you have some cost-avoidance scheme going on behind the scenes or is it just one of the anomalies of us human beings? :)
Wow, this looks so cool! Thanks for sharing your pictures Crystal! I never knew a Titanic exhibt exisited till now. I'm a Titanic fan as well. (Not necessarilily of the movie but the boat and tragedy in general). :-)
Oh... Daniel woul LOVE to go there. He's a huge Titanic buff... he's read just about every book out there about it, he built a model of it etc. etc. The only thing he hasn't done is watched the Titanic movie. :) -- I'd even like to go!! Maybe one day we'll be in that area...
Ausietigger: Good question -- we got in free -- otherwise we wouldn't have been able to go. We went with Jesse's family and they have season passes and they had guest passes which we were able to get in with. :)
Hi Crystal!
Thanks for the post about the Titanic museum. It's one of the favorite topics of the kids at school, and I've read extensively about it as well.
Just a note, though, regarding the plaque about the captatin. "Mr. Andrews" is Thomas Andrews the designer of the ship. The captain was E.J. Smith, also a hero who went down with the ship.
Have a good day!
Courtney
You are so right, Courtney! Thanks for correcting my mistake -- I fixed it. I didn't double-check that post good enough before posting. I stand corrected. :)
Crystal,
My family loves SDC. The Christian - family friendly environment is wonderful. So glad that you had a great time. Maybe one day we'll see you there! BTW, I'm a new reader and think you are doing a terrific job! God Bless-
Dene
DH and I went to SDC on our honeymoon. I'm hoping to go back this year to celebrate our 15th anniversary.
Nice looking family.
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