. . . to describe a vacation destination, eh? Mrs. B and I are off on a short bit of R&R in the hometown of this moderately famous lady. Moderately famous, if you read books by Greg Iles. This watchful lady is known as the "Turning Angel" because when you drive by, her gaze seems to follow you. It's also the title of one of Iles' recent books - an excellent read, by the way.
While in the "Angel's" city, we're staying at this hotel, which dates back to 1927. We're also going to a reunion of the descendants of the original settlers of this county who came there in the late 1700's. My 5th great-grandfather was one of those settlers.
We also plan to stop in at this tavern for a bit of their famous prime rib. King's tavern is in the oldest building on the Natchez trace. The original owner was also one of my ancestors. Legend has it that it's haunted. The bones of two men and a woman were allegedly found bricked in to a wall when the building was renovated in the 1930s.
I will be incommunicado for a while. See y'all when we get back.
2 comments:
Sounds like a nice vacation. I am wanting some of that prime rib!
I grew up in Natchez and remember Greg Iles playing the guitar at a little place downtown called the "Chili Parlor", about 1980. His dad is a Natchez family medicine physician. Boy, do I have some stories about that family. I WILL write the ultimate Natchez novel about what REALLY goes on in that town. You'd be amazed!
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