we just returned from our big week-long roadtrip down to Walt Disney World, Orlando. our first stop was Savannah, Georgia. there wasn’t too much time to spend, but we were able to explore a bit of the historic area and get dinner. after a quick rest at the hotel, we were off. one of many read more
the new library has finally opened its doors after a year of construction. best part is that it’s only a skip, hop, and jump from our apartment.
we spent a saturday in durham, walking along the american tobacco trail and historic district. although they don’t make tobacco anymore, i found the redeveloped brick buildings very interesting.
i went on a women’s retreat with our church here in chapel hill which took place in emerald isle, NC. the short road trip was a lot of fun, including a lunch stop at wilber’s barbecue for some authentic eastern style north carolina bbq and a slice of americana. pork bbq with coleslaw in a read more
while helen was in town, we visited the nc museum of natural sciences in raleigh. there was a short presentation where a staff member brought out real animals for us to see, and we learned about animals in camouflage. deer (or bunnies) in the headlights. baby alligator. small dinosaur exhibit lots of snakes. don’t they read more
wishing you a happy chinese new year! unfortunately not too many local festivities to partake in, so here is our own effort from home. gong xi fa cai, gong hay fat choy!
we took advantage of the one non-rainy day this week to go to the vancouver christmas market in downtown. crepes and christmas ornaments rebecca loved the carousel
on our last morning in charleston, we spent a bit of time at waterfront park where there are big porchswings overlooking the coast. the pineapple fountain goodbye to our hotel. here are some photos from when we first arrived of the beautiful christmas train display… quite mesmerizing for both big and little people. then it read more
on the day after thanksgiving, we drove up to boone hall plantation which is one of the oldest working plantations in the country. driving into the plantation brought us through the avenue of oaks, a corridor of 80 or so oak trees planted in 1743. there was a row of original brick huts where the read more
after lunch and a quick rest in the afternoon, we went on a walking tour of historic downtown. luckily the stroller did its magic, and rebecca fell asleep for a nap. from our hotel we started out going down meeting street to the affluent south of broad neighborhood. we walked to the battery, which is read more