Travel makes you realize that no matter how much you know, there’s always more to learn.
Nyssa P Chopra
I have never been one for politics, especially American politics. And I definitely don’t talk politics while travelling. However, after seeing a PBS show on the William J. Clinton Presidential Centre and Park, I thought it might be interesting to check it out when we were driving through Little Rock, Arkansas.
Apparently, some of the past presidents have created a presidential library’s that are open to the pubic. One of the reasons I wanted to see this one is that apparently there is a full-scale exact replica of the Oval Office and furnishings as they appeared during Clinton’s administration. After seeing so many movies with the Oval Office in it, I thought why not?? It even had a replica of the Cabinet Room too. On display were many of the gifts that were given to the Clintons from other heads of state. There were a lot of impressive items here.
It took us over three hours to see the whole museum including the exhibit for women. I thought it was extremely well done and yes, it showed both the positive and negative things that happened during his 8 years in office. Not that I would go out of my way to see them but it might be interesting to see some of the other presidential libraries around the US.
After a beer at our 25th craft brewery (Lost Forty) we found ourselves a sweet treat at Kilwins’ Chocolate and Ice Cream store in downtown Little Rock. This is my first Kilwins’ chocolate store. Apparently, it is a franchise with over 150 stores in 26 different states. Who knew? I am not sure how I missed them before now, but it was definitely a great treat. What’s not to like about a company with values such as “treat others as you want to be treated”. Let me tell you the staff was phenomenal. Their tag line “Sweet in every sense since 1947.” Is so true; the product, the flavour, the aroma of chocolate and the staff were oh, so sweet.