Yesterdays post was mostly about motorcycles, but riding is also very much (if not more so) about the places we ride to. Today, took a ride to Charlotte, NC which is one of my favorite places to ride, as it is a very interesting city. Stopped at Bank of America Stadium where Tampa Bay played Carolina on a cooler than yesterday Christmas Eve. Good crowd there though a little light from what I have seen, did not go to the game, but enjoyed wandering around for a bit. That is a very nice and fairly new football stadium, have been to a number of games there with my son.
This is the Mint Museum in Uptown Charlotte, and as you can see, its decked out for the holiday! There are a number of museums in Charlotte covering a wide range of interests from art, to history to science. I have been to a number of them (but not all, not yet). There is a lot to see and do in Charlotte and on any given day its not a choice of what one will do, but rather what one can fit in. It is a fun place to explore and I like wandering around the streets seeing what there is to see, and what is new. Charlotte seems to be constantly evolving and changing and is never the same from day to day.
This is the new Duke Power Building-it just went up a couple of years ago. Neat building as they do all sorts of things at night with the lights on the building, and it puts on quite a light show during the course of the evening. Like to watch that when I am downtown (or Uptown as it is known) at night.
Charlotte has a lot of fine places to eat and especially fun out on the outskirts of the city. There are a lot of interesting neighborhoods with a lot of different character. Many have changed from what they were having been redeveloped or redesigned. One of the best examples is North Davidson or NoDa as it is known-once a declining textile area it became a mecca for artists, and is now one of the most hip and happening parts of the city. I have been there a number of times, and there are a few past posts with photos of that area.
I enjoy the rides around Charlotte, my only problem the last few years is so many places to see...so little time.
Want to take this time to wish all of you a Very Merry Christmas! May it be a wonderful time of joy for each and every one of you!
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