John and I were lucky enough to get a flight from Atlanta right into Branson's new airport. I have never seen an airport so small! We were the only plane at the airport and when we arrived at the gate, all the employees came out to greet the plane and welcome us to Branson. The airport has 4 gates which are really just 4 doors in a large room about the size of a football field - maybe even smaller than that!
Looking across the entire airport from the gate we came in!
I realize this is a little dark, but you can see the 4 "gates" and our lonely plane outside!
The Mashak's live in Arkansas so they drove up to Branson. They picked us up at the airport and gave us a quick tour of the main part of town where all the theaters are. The weather was very cold. It was in the teens at night and the warmest it got all weekend was 41 degrees.
We saw some great shows while we were there, including Debbie Boone. Most young people don't even know who she is. Debbie Boone is Pat Boone's daughter and RoseMary Clooney's daughter-in-Law (If you don't know who I'm talking about, ask your parents!). She performed a wonderful Christmas concert and ended by singing her most famous song "You Light Up My Life". She's still got it!
We also saw a show on the Riverboat Branson Belle. Todd Oliver, a ventriloquist, was the main entertainment. He uses his own personal dogs as his "dummies". He was really good and we enjoyed his show a lot.
The most awesome show we saw was on Saturday night. We went to see "SIX". This show is described as "the showbiz spectacular filled with the powerhouse vocals and high-octane energy of six brothers who take musical entertainment to a whole new level using only their voices". This group of men can make sounds that will amaze you. They are the drums, trumpet, guitar, and about any other instrument you can think of using only their voices. It was so entertaining - an orchestra of human voices. I didn't want to leave when the show was over. John bought me 3 of their CDs as well as their DVD so I can continue enjoying them at home. If you ever get a chance to see this group perform, you must go. If you want to check them out online, I'm sure they are on you-tube somewhere. They do have a website thesixshow.com.
Of course, we enjoyed some time socializing, eating, and shopping. It was a wonderful trip and I can't wait to see where we go next year!
John and Kay, Alan and Jan, Santa, Betty and Ron at the Kris Kringle shop.
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