Hello from Charlotte! We decided to spend the long weekend out of town in Charlotte, North Carolina and we loved it! We flew in a little after 5PM on Friday, picked up our rental car, and headed towards Uptown for an evening walk and an attempt to find dinner.
We found cheap parking near the Panther’s football stadium where we took a walk around it before hitting some heavy construction.
The weather was perfect for an evening stroll so we ventured further into Uptown passing several beautiful buildings such as the Mint Museum and St. Peter’s Catholic Church.
Right to the left of the above church sat an area called The Green and it was a beautiful courtyard area that we walked through.
It was filled with cute street signs that had the name of authors on them that correlated with actual names of towns in the different states around the U.S. It was charming and eccentric at the same time, and I had to Google who some of the authors were as we passed the signs. Who knows, I may be picking up some new books to read soon!
The walking paths ended with magnificent book statues representing some classics!
We walked a little further past The Green deeper into Uptown in search of dinner. Unfortunately, we had a hard time finding something that we both agreed on and there were not many options to choose from. It seems the pandemic sadly hit Uptown Charlotte pretty hard as most of the restaurants were boarded up and permanently closed. Since it was getting late, and the sun was starting to set, we headed toward the Ballantyne area to check into our hotel and find some fast food before getting to bed.
I definitely recommend taking a walk around this area if you ever find yourself in Charlotte!
More Charlotte adventures to come later this week!
Traveling by Nature 