Exploring Charlotte

Last week Mike found out that he got almost all A's on his midterms! I wanted to do something to celebrate and because that usually means an excuse to go out to eat I asked Mike where he wanted to go. He asked for Chinese food and for him that generally means Panda Express. Now, the closest one to us was in Charlotte which is about an hour away so we decided to make a day trip of it and so we packed a lunch and headed up to Charlotte on a Saturday. We decided that the best way to explore a new city is to walk. So we parked the car and picked a street to start on. I LOVE being back in a city. I love the sounds, the business, the people, and just the overall feeling of always having something to see and do. While we were exploring we found the Square which is just the center of the city. I guess we just have good timing cause they were about to film a commercial about Charlotte and so we were extras in a commercial. Their were people dancing in the street and they needed people to be standing on the sidewalks cheering. It was fun to be part of it.

Just to prove that Mike and I were there together since I didn't feel like asking someone to do it...Its a reflection in a window. Its a big disc sculpture that was pretty interesting.

The helicopter cam during the commercial.

Our view of the square...their are 4 statues. Each one has a name. They are industry, future, transportation and commerce.

Then we continued our journey around the city and decided to visit the Nascar Hall of Fame. But..once we found out it was $20 a person...we decided to look at the cars through the window and just take a picture outside.

Next we continued to wander and I just enjoyed taking pictures of the city. We actually went to the Discovery Museum but I took so many pictures and we did so much that I'll dedicate another post to that story but we did enjoy our time in Charlotte. The Panda Express but delicious and we finished our visit with a trip to the Cheesecake Factory and a slice of Caramel Turtle cheesecake! Yum!