I had the privilege of serving in a special US Army unit in Europe during the early 1970’s, called the 7th Army Soldiers Chorus. Every couple of years we get together somewhere for a reunion. This year it was in Indianapolis. Some of us stay in hotels, while others stay in a VRBO rental.
I happened to find the Charles Davis Mansion on VRBO located in Shelbyville, just twenty minutes down the freeway from our host’s house. It was perfect in every way!! There were 8 of us that stayed there and we absolutely loved it. We could have searched forever and not have found a better place to stay. It is indeed a mansion and we had the entire spacious mansion to ourselves. There are a ton of wonderful old artifacts in the mansion that one can enjoy looking at, picking up and examining, and reading about.
After the daily activities of the reunion, we found ourselves back at the mansion in one of the many sitting/living areas further enjoying each other’s company and reminiscing of the past. We found ourselves on the large front porch in the mornings waking up with a fresh cup of coffee and looking around at all the other huge houses on the block. We wanted to avail ourselves of the fire pit in the back yard but unfortunately, time and weather would not permit.
And you would NEVER find nicer, more kind, gracious and personable owners than Bill and Jessica. They had flowers waiting for the lady of the house, pictures of our group from the time we sang in Germany, and a couple of bottles of wine for us guys. We had the privilege of inviting Bill and Jessica to our host’s house on Saturday evening for dinner where we performed a mini “concert” for them, albeit not as good as when we were young. You will never meet better people than they.
I would not hesitate for a moment to stay there again and I am recommending it to everyone I know.
Thank you Bill and Jessica for making our reunion special!