…from a weekend in Manchester, NH. Not too far away, and not much to do there, either. We go there to enjoy New Hampshire Fisher Cats baseball. There’s a lovely hotel with rooms that face the ballpark, and we like to stay there.
But minor league baseball season is almost over. And then we’ll need to find other things to do, different places to go. Maybe we could go to someplace that is new to us. I’ve been hearing a lot about Branson, Missouri, and all that it has to offer as a vacation spot.
Sure, Branson is known for its wide variety of music and other shows, and there really is something for every taste there. But there is a lot of other stuff to do there, as well, including theme parks, museums, and shopping.
If you like museums, as we do, they have some cool ones there. They have a Titanic Museum, and an American Presidential Museum. I’d be interested in the latter one, as I’ve always had a strong interest in American Presidential history. The Ripley’s Believe It Or Not museum would be cool, too, and we’d just HAVE to see the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Museum!
And, of course, Mike would have to visit and ride the Branson Scenic Railroad. That alone might be enough to get him to want to take this trip!
It seems that everyone is tightening their budgets these days. But I was pleased to see that a vacation in Branson doesn’t have to be too expensive, especially if you purchase a package.  Theses are incredible bargains! Take the first one, for example, called the “Platinum Package”. You get lodging for three days and two nights, two tickets to the Grand Jubilee, a $30 gift card to either Red Lobster or Olive Garden, a $50 shopping voucher to the Tanger Outlets, and a book containing $1500 in money-saving coupons. This entire package costs just $457 per couple. Not per person, per couple. I think we might be able to swing that, especially if Southwest flies there, and we can get a cheap flight that way.
We shall see…but it’s something I’m definitely thinking seriously about! 
