A Day at the Museum

I went to the prayer table as usual:



and then I went up to Saratoga Springs and took in the auto museum. Despite it  being an auto museum, there is a horse in front(this is Saratoga)



Yep, it's a car museum:


And Elvis was there, of course!



The second floor is the better , as it focuses on cars with New York connection. This a Playboy, a car that was briefly made in Buffalo, and lent its name to a magazine:



Watkins Glen



FDR's ford:



Charles Lindbergh's Franklin, made in Syracuse.



and the most famous New York car, The Piece Arrow from Buffalo:

and since I'm back on the revolutionary war beat, I stopped at the Battlefield:

A Real Benedict Arnold

I went for a ride yesterday: Before going for another ride: which would up in Highland Falls, NY: why Highland Falls? Because it's next door to west Point. Nowadays, you can only get on post by the tour. It was also the day after commencement, which meant people everywhere: West Point is also the fort that Benedict Arnold tried to give the British, and that leads to today's ride: Saratoga National Historic Park. Boom: speaking of Mr. Arnold: I love how the plaque describes him as 'intrepid' - he was confined to quarters for insubordination. There is a monument to him (or more accurately, his leg) The Hudson River: Victory Mills, Ny: The Mills in Victory Mills: and the Victory in Mills. This is where General Burgoyne surrendered. Each Alcove has an officer. Albany's own Gen Schuyler: Except for the south one, which was to feature Gen. Arnold: and Back on the road until next week: