{Day 6 - Charlotte}

Hi!

So, today was totally exhausting. We arrived with the bus at the Charlotte Transportation Center at 7.00 a.m., and where so tired. But then again, we were only in Charlotte for a day, so we had to get going and decide what we’d do. First of all, we had to store the backpacks somewhere, so we decided to take the bus to the Amtrak Station, which is located outside the city center. It didn’t cost us a thing this time, since we were taking the train at night.

We then took the bus back, and got on a kind of slow train towards the other end of the city to the Midnight Diner. Just like the South Street Diner in Boston, this diner had the typical “Diner-look” that you see in the movies. Also their menu was similar, with eggs, pancakes, French toast etc. I ordered the French toast, and it was amazing. If you want to know more about the menu or the diner, here’s their website:

After breakfast we had a lot more energy, and went to the Charlotte Visitors Information Center, to see what we could do there. We got a lot of info on museums and attractions from very eager-to-help staff. Also, today there were not only museums and attractions, there would be the St. Patrick’s Day parade, which is a huge celebration in all of the US(just an extra reason to drink and party, if you ask me). So we went to the Levine Museum of the New South, which exhibits the history of Charlotte and the South after the Civil War.

When we got out of the museum, we ran into the parade. Everyone was wearing green, and there were dancers, cheerleaders, veterans, race carts, in green decorated cars etc. We watched it for a while, then walked down to a market where people were selling food, jewelry, beer and other stuff. We then found a park where tanned for the rest of the afternoon.

At night I was so tired I fell asleep at like 7.00 p.m. in the waiting area of the Charlotte Amtrak Station. I woke up around 2.00 a.m., and we waited until 2.30 a.m. until out train to Atlanta was there and we could board it. The train chairs are so great in comparison to the busses, they are big and with a lot of space for legs and feet and they have 120V outlets. Only the Wi-Fi was missing. We are scheduled to arrive in Atlanta at 8.13 a.m., and I’ll let you know how that goes.

Loves!