Good morning fellow wonderers:
First let me say, Thank you for all your well wishes! I had a great birthday and a very nice anniversary. My husband and I went to Charlotte, NC and stayed at the historical Dunhill Hotel.
www.dunhillhotel.com. What I love about The Dunhill, there are no kitchens or any kitchen accessories in the suites. For me, if I have to cook, it’s just not a vacation! This is my stayation location. I love that it is in the heart of the city. We park the car and walk around like we used to do when we were young living in Philadelphia.
I’ve stayed in the Penthouse before but I must say the lower levels are just as nice and the amenities are excellent.
While in Charlotte I had the pleasure of sampling The Mimosa Grill on 327 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC and The Delta on 525 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC. Both restaurants have valet parking while Mimosa offers a farm to fork southern cuisine and sophisticated atmosphere; The Delta offers a live jazz band that took me back to New Orleans with their style of southern fare. We went to A Poetry Slam at the Blumenthal and What the Truck! Food Feastival. I even got in an art show. I did not get a chance to go to the Southern Women’s Show but I have to leave something for me to wish on for next year.
I did get the Starbucks You Are Here cup!
I had a blast
The Wonder of Yarrow House 
wow – sounds like lots of fun – glad all your celebrations were happy.
Thank you. I was pleasantly surprised.
we are looking for a place to visit in either the depths of winter (January) or late spring( after tax season) and NC coast the list, as we can drive there. Sounds like I would like it!
North Carolina has a lot to offer. January is still a good time to visit because the heart of winter is just beginning. I would stay out of the mountains because of black ice and power outages.
yeah – we can get those at home! we were thinking coast for that vacation. I’d love the Keys, but that is a heck of a long drive….
I drove to FL once, that will never happen again.
lol – from NC? I have driven from Maine, and I would do it again, but not if I only had a week off. It takes us about 27 hours of driving to get to Fort Lauderdale, so I don’t plan to do it again until I retire and can take a few days to do it, and stay there for a while once I get there.