Sunday on June 10 was a good day for a motorcycle ride, especially for another Uptown Charlotte event. This one was Taste of Charlotte, especially good since just the week before I went to Broad Appetit in Richmond, VA. Parked the motorcycle uptown, and walked up to the event. I did see these horse and carriages (though you just see part of the other) and this old church with dates to the 1800's. Not nearly as much as Richmond, but there are some old things in Charlotte to see, and always some interesting ones. It is a fun town, and I have a good time there.
Taste of Charlotte has been held since 1982. The event had a lot of neat things, kids play areas, bands, giveaways (you could even get a free haircut there), all sorts of beverages (including adult ones) bands, and some great good food from both national and local places to eat. As it was with Speed Street a few weeks ago, the crowd got real big real fast. It was easy to get up the street at first, harder to walk back when I left. Checked out a few things from the local restaurants and enjoyed the sights and the sounds to be found in the area. Some of the sounds were quite different.
Sure there was rock and roll, and country, but also music such as this Choral group which was doing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" in period costume. In fact checked out a few tunes from this group, really something different. Fun of these events is to eat things you don't get every day, and to see some interesting things. This certainly fit the bill. Both the event in Richmond and here in Charlotte were a lot of fun. Good food is a wonderful thing, and its fun to explore some different things. One thing I liked for sure about the Charlotte event...the beer lines were a lot shorter, due to there being more places to get it.
Charlotte is an NBA town, had a big basketball display (where I got to measure up my size 11 against Kevin Durant's size 18). Had a lot of hoops set up, and quite a lot of basketballs in the air. Sure the Bobcats may not be very good, but they bring a lot of talented teams to town.
It was a good day, and I had a great time. Looking forward to the next event there, and also to what Richmond has to offer in the next few days.
Thanks for visiting this page. I have a few more photos on the "Racing with the Wind" page...always fun to share interesting things of note in both of my two cities!
Its been awhile since I stopped by to comment but just wanted to let you know I am still reading. One of my friends just moved to Charlotte this weekend and her family is really interested in checking out all these interesting things you write about down there.. and for me, I look forward to seeing these things down there too on a more relaxing weekend along with all the things you write that I didnt know about Richmond and other places. Thanks and drive safe !
ReplyDeleteGood to hear from you, glad you are enjoying the posts, I still have a good time in the city, and the surrounding area. Was fun doing the two food festivals in the two cities of Richmond and Charlotte on adjoining weekends...nice how that worked out. Strange doing this sometimes, but it tends to be a lot of fun. Have a great day!
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