Due to unexpected car trouble, we ended up spending an extra day in Kansas, in the town of Goodland by its Western border. The western half of Kansas is endless plains; the roadside signs invite travelors to "break their journey" in this town or another. None of them even pretend to draw visitors as a destination in itself. In Goodland, the mechanics at the car repair place drew my husband's attention to this giant-sized copy of Van Gogh's sunflowers (picture above). They told him, with no little amusement, that it was the town's only tourist attraction.
Overall, though, we liked Kansas a lot and and found the people to be very warm and hospitable. Mike says he came away with increased repect for Kansans and has to hand it to them for making a decent life in a pretty harsh environment.
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