by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Aug 17, 2017 | North Carolina, Party, Travel
Karen and I like to take a tour or two when we move to a new city to learn some of the history and be able to point out major landmarks to our visitors. Sunday ((8-13-17) was overcast and iffy for most outdoor adventures so we opted for the FUNNY BUS tour of downtown...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 30, 2017 | Events, North Carolina
Saturday (7-29-17) Karen and I headed downtown Charlotte to take advantage of local events. Out first stop was Lucky Lou’s for a 5-buck burger. CLT Burger Week ends tomorrow. Thirty-five restaurants offer their best burger for patron judging and the price was...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 25, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel
Friday (7-21-17) Karen and I fled the relentless heat in Charlotte and headed for relief in the Blue Ridge Mountains. We booked two nights in the Brewery B&B in Plumtree. I can’t say enough about how nice the Young family that owns this enterprise and their...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 18, 2017 | Events, North Carolina, Travel
Tom Johnston thought he’d created a fictitious town when he wrote China Grove for the Doobie Brothers in 1973. He learned later during an interview that there was a real China Grove in Texas and North Carolina. Karen and I visited China Grove in North Carolina...
by jeff@lyonsroar.com | Jul 11, 2017 | North Carolina, Travel
Saturday (7-8-17) Karen and I headed east of Charlotte to visit four vineyards and America’s first gold mine. It was a beautiful drive through lush farming country with rocky accents and rugged hills. The first grapevine farmed and raised in the U.S. was grown...
