Tag: #vicksburg

Vicksburg Mississippi

26 March 2018

Visited the Vicksburg National Military Park. Difficult to imagine that this pretty serene parkland was an historical battle site between the Union and the Confederates. The battle in this small town was the turning point of the civil war.

The Coca Cola Museum, with the original soda fountain, is where this famous drink was first bottled.

Downtown Vicksburg Mississippi

25 March 2018

I had been told Vicksburg is a must to visit on my previous trip to the USA but did not get the opportunity until today. I got more than I hoped for. Driving across this beautiful bridge my phone pinged with “welcome to Mississippi”.

OMG I am in another state I have not yet visited and I am driving across the Mississippi River. “m i double s i double s i double p i” was a skipping chant we played at school!! At that time I never imagined I would be saying that driving over the river itself!

I am staying Downtown Vicksburg and I could sit at the river and walk around the pretty but hilly streets with so much history for hours.

Greenacres… no wait. Wrong town. Vicksburg is the place to be.

Stunning sunset over the Mississippi River.

Tomorrow the Vicksburg National Military Park, Coca Cola Museum and a plantation house.