This is the facade of the Capitol building. It was such a nice day, that I was surprised it wasn't blanketed in people. There was some interesting angles where modern skyscrapers tower over the romanesque building.
A brass or copper life-size statue of some North Carolinian author or poet. I have no idea. To the right a shot of the History Museum, beautiful design.
It was the Megalodon exhibit at the Natural History museum. It was pretty cool, all about sharks, but there is no real fossils of sharks because of the whole cartilage thing.
Whale bones and a giant sloth, how cool is that. And of course, you gotta have the T-Rex and Sabertooth tiger fossils. Sweet.
On Saturday my buddy Paul and I made our way down south of Raleigh to a suburb called Holly Springs. We were looking for this brewery that had free brew tours, but we were not sure where the place was. After driving past a water tower and through an industrial park, we rounded a corner and found a line of people out the door and into the parking lot. There was no place to park, so we figured this was where the free beer was.
This is the logo of the brewery, and they are brewers of tasty liquids as they suggest. I like the Spring Boch personally. That's Paul to the right, sporting the vt gear and completely at home in the middle of a brewery.
That's me, beers in hand of course, wondering where the line to get more is. To the right is a shot of people just relaxing on the line where they bottle the beer. It was an awesome time and I can't wait to go back.
Think what you may, but a Growler Koozie is the most dedicated drinking container I've ever seen. I had no idea they even made them, let alone put a handle on them. All I know is that if I had one, that would be a good and bad thing. So kudos to Paul for rockin the growler koozie!I had an awesome time in Raleigh, my only regret is that I didn't get to hang out with Kristie longer then I got to. Next time we're havin a beer and a smile together. Thanks for having me over, the house is friggin' sweet, and I ate all the breakfast burrito's.
Later on,
Steve
WOW!! growler koozie is about the coolest thing i ever seen!! supercool that you found a brewery esspecially one that serves free beer, my ideal afternoon for sure!! i, as well, think that the design of that history museum is amazing!
ReplyDeleteshyama is going monitoring with my this weekend and then we are gonna go run around the desert! i will show him petroglyphs and hopfully stumble upon various reptiles and bighorn sheep!! what is your schedule like for this weekend i wantted to talk dates andtimes for the trip?! take care, a
On saturday I am getting re-certified in CPR and first aid, then I work at 4pm Saturday night. So the best bet to talk would be before 4pm on Sunday night, when I have to go into work. So if I don't hear from ya before I get ready for work I'll give ya a call. I can not wait to visit PDX and see my friends. It will be awesome.
ReplyDeleteSince my trip to NC, I have taken a two day course to get certified by the Norfolk Department of Health as a food manager. Not a fun two days. But I did make home made pulled pork that came out ridiculously good. I mean, can not stop eating and I made enough to stop the heart of a gorilla, good. Mixed with spicy bbq sauce, unbelievable. And yes I took pictures.
Take care,
Steve
hey, great pictures steve (as usual). i'm jealous of your brewery tour, thats awesome. and a growler koozie? come on! it seems the greatest inventions are rooted in our great love....of beer.
ReplyDeletewell, i'm glad to see you're enjoying your free time over there. always nice to see your smiling mug. i'm all set to trek through the sonoran desert tomorrow with amanda. i got myself a genuine 'hecho in mexico' caballero hat that i can't wait to try out. we'll have to take a pic for ya, i never thought i'd own anything that even remotely resembled a cowboy hat. who knows, maybe living in a red state s starting to get to me!
anyways, much love amigo. hope to talk to ya soon. -ss