Took a ride on an overcast Sunday to Charlotte, NC....was dry the whole ride though, and warm on a mid-October fall day. Rode out by Bank of America stadium (seen at left) in Uptown, home of the Carolina Panthers. Enjoy going by the stadium (its a bye week for the team, which is not off to a great start being 1-4 at this point) but a neat place where I have spent some very happy (and some not so happy if you count losses) with my son. Still, its a first rate stadium, and the team has had some really good seasons. Fun to see NFL football and nice to not to have to make a long drive to do so.   

 View here is near the stadium, and will be the home of "BB+T" ballpark, soon to be the home of the Charlotte Knights, the AAA baseball team, which actually has been playing in South Carolina (which is right across the border). Soon they will play in Uptown Charlotte, work has started on the stadium, and it will be up and running next season (I believe). Took a lot to get this going, there was a lawsuit by a local lawyer who wanted Charlotte to get a major league team instead. Nice to dream big, but think this is a very good start, and love AAA baseball, so it should be a good match for the city and looking forward to them playing uptown. 

Liked this, saw a number of horse driven carriages running around Uptown, and nice on a Sunday to take a ride in them. Course my horse is 1500cc's and two wheels, but still enjoyed being in Charlotte on a Sunday afternoon. Lots of people were wandering around, people eating inside and outside (at tables) in restaurants and visiting the museums. Charlotte is a fun city and I enjoy exploring it - quite a few people live Uptown as well. Got the name "Uptown" I read the other day due to the elevation of the area. At any case, it was a very good time, and I enjoyed my visit to the Queen City.