IT'S A BIRD ~ IT'S A PLANE ~ IT'S SUPERMAN!

Tired of driving we figured a little diversion was in order. 
We followed our GPS to the little town of Metropolis, IL.  Yes!! That is the town Superman called home.  Believe me, the people of this town have capatialized on that little tidbit!  

 Clark Kent and Lois Lane walking to their jobs, at the Daily Planet. Opps, here it's called the Metropolis Planet.

Superman dominates the main drag of this old town. He is standing guard in the center of town and flying from buildings.

Superman Joe posed for a picture in one of the put your head on me bodies.
Hmmmm...just isn't the same, is it?!  Wonder what his buddies will say about this picture!

Murals of Superman cartoons and other characters of the times were painted on the buildings downtown. http://www.supermuseum.com/

Betty Boop~this one's for you Andrea!

UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE CENTER

Overnight in Scottsboro, AL had us at the Liberty Restaurant early in the morning. After a tasty, "like Mom would make it" breakfast, we were at the Unclaimed Baggage Center when it opened at 9:00.  There, along with several other snowbirds, on their trek to the North. Many "Snowbirds" must have seen the Travel Channel show about this place!

 We split up at the entrance. Joe went to what interested him and I was off to the electronics section. I left there quickly and went to browse the hundreds of books. Picking one out I met Joe and we took off, discussing the prices of some of the items we saw.
Joe saw watches ranging in price from $10 to $9,000.
I studied a diamond ring that was going for $17,000, 
thinking that if I had a ring worth that much, I'd make sure it was on my finger! Now, these are reduced prices/the actual appraised prices are much higher. 
The rest of the store was basically a glorified thrift store.  Nothing much tickled my fancy today. 
The book I  purchased is THE TECATE JOURNAL by: Keith Bowden. (Seventy days on the Rio Grande.)
Glad we stopped ~~ now we've been there.