Thursday's Route

We had lunch on Roanoke, VA.

In Virginia

I caught these daffodils at a rest stop in Virginia on Thursday.

Wednesday's Route

Hitting the Outlets

Thursday evening we did some shopping at the outlets.  Would you believe I bought a new pair of dress shoes.

Eating Outdoors

Even in North Carolina the temperature was in the seventies.

Sit-Ins and the Civil Rights Movement

A significant part of the displays had to do with the civil rights movement.  This displayed represents the sit-ins at various Woolworth's in the area.

Entering the 20th Century

There was a series of displays introducing the development of Belk's and the department store.

Engineering "Air Conditioning"

Stuart Cramer engineered the first "air conditioning" in order to control the heat and humidity in cotton mills so that the fibers would not break up.

The Cotton Mill

Here's a bale of cotton and some equipment from a cotton mill.

Levine Museum of the New South

While in Charlotte we visited the Levine Museum of the New South.  I covered regional developments since the Civil War.  This is a reconstruction of a sharecropper's home.

Charlotte, NC

Heading toward home on Wednesday, we stopped in Charlotte, NC. 

Tuesday's Map

Functional and Decorative Sculpture

There was some very creative sculptures throughout the gardens.

Beautiful Azaleas

There were lots of different varieties of deciduous and evergreen azaleas.

A Beautiful Fountain

We were told that the female figure would be covered with plants later in the season.

Creatures

Besides this turtle, we also saw a quail in the conservatory.

Pitcher Plants

We saw numerous varieties of pitcher plants.

Orchids Galore

This is just a tiny sampling of all the orchids we saw.

In the Rain Forest

Does anyone know what these tendrils are?

Dogwood and Chinese Ginger

At the Atlanta Botanical Gardens

Nancy kissed this frog at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and got herself a prince!

Presidential Seal

Do you think these words will come from Pence's mouth?

Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office

Is it possible to get Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter to replace what's in (and not in) the White House right now?  Do you think DJT can spell ethical?

The Jimmy Carter Museum

On Tuesday we didn't have to get up so early.  Our first stop was the Jimmy Carter Museum.

Monday's Map

Center for Civil and Human Rights

It was getting late by the time we finished at the aquarium, so we didn't have time to check out the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Shrimp and Cup Coral

We learned that this Cup Coral--though very beautiful--is invasive.

Jellies

We were told that they are not called jelly "fish" bit turned out because they are not fish.  Everett, I took a picture of an octopus but it was too dark.

Pink Sea Star and Sea Dragon

Crab and Baluga Whale

I Think this is some kind of spider crab and these are beluga whales.

Yellow Sliders and Albino Alligators

Rays

We saw several kinds of rays.

Atlanta Aquarium

Our best stop on Monday was the Atlantic Aquarium.

The World of Coca-Cola

The World of Coca-Cola

We were hoping for more history and less hype at the World of Coca-Cola.