Hannibal has had a hard time of it ever since I can recollect, and I was "raised" there. First, it had me for a citizen, but I was too young then to really hurt the place.

Mississippi River

After a 3 hour plane delay, getting lost in the St. Louis airport and missing my exit to the highway, I finally made it to Hannibal. Once I figured out the road I needed to be on it was smooth sailing. The drive was easy and there is something so great about listening to certain songs really loud on endless highways!

I wanted to post a few pictures to show the charm of Hannibal from my first walk through town. It's cute and I can't wait to explore more tomorrow! My favorite picture is the Mark Twain fried chicken.  I have always associated Twain with fried chicken.

The pool in the lobby of my hotel...the lobby!