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My room reflected the modern art-meets-historic aesthetic with original mixed media pieces juxtaposed against an exposed brick wall. Under the 42-inch flat screen HDTV mounted on that wall sat my official Kentucky welcome: a tray with pewter mint julep cups, a recipe book and a bucket of ice. After a long day of travel, I ordered up some bourbon, fixed myself a drink and slipped into a cloud of luxurious bedding.
After an invigorating shower with Malin + Goetz bath products, I bid good morning to the red penguin in the elevator (they tend to wander) and grabbed a complimentary to-go cup of coffee from the bar before spending the better part of the day soaking up as much history and culture in the downtown area as possible, with stops at The Louisville Slugger Museum Factory, The Muhammad Ali Center and Frazier Art Museum, all within walking distance of 21C.
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The next morning, after the previous day's excursion down the Louisville Urban Bourbon Trail and a night of wedding revelry, I fortified myself with the Proof on Main brunch, which features a bracing bloody mary and extra crunchy hot fried chicken. The chicken employs a buttermilk brine to ensure juiciness college world series tickets and gets a finishing college world series tickets toss in smoky bacon, cayenne and paprika, for a mouth tingling, soul-reviving college world series tickets bite, reminding me of all the things I love about modern southern hospitality. —Layla Khoury-Hanold
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