Enjoy Richmond a great deal, but wanted to go back to Concord, NC for a visit and did so early Saturday morning April 5. One of my first stops there was at Memorial Gardens which is in downtown Concord, a very old Cemetery. I was hoping the tulips were blooming (they are close, but not yet at Maymont in Richmond at the Italian Garden) but they were in North Carolina and this is some of them. I am going to post a few more photos on my Photo Page, just a very beautiful and interesting place and fun to visit especially this time of year.
This is the old City Hall in Downtown Concord, now is used as an Art Gallery (they have a new building, but not as interesting as this one was). Like to wander downtown, some interesting stores and places to visit. Did not have much time on a one day visit (I also did a motorcycle test ride at RideNow Powersports in Concord...have that on my Racing with the Wind Motorcycle page) and also visited some friends and one of my sons (the other lives in Louisville, Kentucky) but sure enjoyed being there. Felt like home to me, lived in the area for 14 years!
This is Veterans Park in Kannapolis, NC...a nice monument to the various military services, and think that is a very nice thing (I served in the US Navy). Kannapolis is a very cool town, was once the home to Cannon Mills, the big textile factory...but is no longer there. There are a lot of old textile mills in the area, most have been converted to offices or apartments.
Nice place to visit though and sure is a lot of things to see there. I always enjoyed that city, they also have a big car "Cruise In" monthly there, and that is a lot of fun (though have not made one in a while).
This is the main building of the NC Research Center, which was designed to do bio-tech research. It has not been the huge job creator that everyone hoped, but I still think (and hope) that it has great potential.
It was just a wonderful visit, I have many more photos on my photo page from the trip, has been too long but have a big upcoming trip coming up and looking forward to being back here in the very near future.
I miss it a lot sometimes, though have a great time in Richmond, VA and a lot of good adventures to come.
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