Posts Tagged ‘Raleigh’
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| Nick on Guess (Photo from BobG) | Well I would have never guessed that. It really does look like a dam though. | [READ MORE] |
| BobG on Guess (Photo from BobG) | Wow that took a while. (yes, thats what she said...) This is from the 10th floor of the current Wake Co ... | [READ MORE] |
The premise sounds simple – run from the belltower at NC State to the Krispy Kreme eat a dozen doughnuts and return in under an hour. Approximate distance 5 miles give or take. This isn’t the first time we’re been to or participated in the challenge and while it is much harder than it sounds – it is likely the most fun race in Raleigh.
Congrats to Mark, EdG, Eileen/iLean, BobG 11.75, Zach, Nick, Lisa, Bentley, the rest of the DC crew and anyone else I may have missed that we saw. Special congrats to those runners that finished all 12 doughnuts.
Pictures after the jump – feel free to copy and save any you want and if you would like one in a large size – just let me know.
Congrats again – I know it isn’t easy.
So I like chocolate and I like taking tours (Lobsters, Coffee, Lemurs, Wine, and Cats to name a few). A tour of Escazu Chocolates seemed like a really good idea beforehand and something I will highly recommend post tour (both the place and the tour).
We’ve come across really unique chocolate creations before in Dallas, TX at Dude, Sweet Chocolate (blue cheese in chocolate) but I don’t think I have ever had chocolate made fresh from the cacao bean before. It was awesome.
The tour was well done explaining the process they take to create the chocolate from the bean and taking time to answer a lot of questions on the process, the product and the antique equipment they use in the factory. And yes – they do more than just chocolate bars they had some unique creations (olive oil & black pepper and sour cream & vanilla – two we tried) that were top-notch. So… more pictures after the jump (taken by CaraDMc) and if you didn’t figure it out before – I would suggest adding Escazu to your list of places to visit.
Take the tour if you are curious – eat the chocolate and be impressed.
Saw this Rolls Royce today and decided to snap a quick picture. My phone is crap and it didn’t work – imagine that. (Thanks Sprint!) Anyway – as you can see Cara took one for me and sent it over. Probably not a completely rare sight in Raleigh but definitely not one I am used to.
And no – I have no idea what year or model this Rolls was. I’ve never paid more attention to them than to notice the little statue on the front.
In case I continue my laziness and don’t post again for a while I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
The Raleigh Christmas Parade is the “largest parade between Washington, DC and Atlanta” which sounds impressive until you realize we are beating out Charlotte for that title and everyone knows Raleigh > Charlotte so… no surprise. It is a great parade highlighted this year by a giant inflatable Muppet, Star Wars Carolina Garrison, some guy from some karaoke television show, naked guy, and much more – even Santa Claus.
I almost forgot to mention the GIANT INFLATABLE TOILET sponsored by the City of Raleigh’s Public Works. Want to know why your water rates are going up? Promotion. We are promoting your use of the toilet. No more outhouses. Wait? We paid for this. Unreal.
Overall it is a great parade and something that really makes the city look good. The picture to the right is courtesy our own BobG – more after that are completely my fault. BTW – naked guy did put a shirt on before the parade was over. Pants? We just don’t know.
Can Raleigh, NC be mistaken for Hollywood, CA? Not usually but today was an unusual day. One of our camera happy conspirators (CaraDMc) happened to be downtown and caught a few pictures of the filming of Arthur Newman, Golf Pro. The movie slated for release in 2013 stars Colin Firth and Emily Blunt and has a long description from IMDB -
Wallace Avery hates his job. His ex-wife and son hate him, and he’s blown his one shot at living his dream. Not wanting to face all this, he stages his own death and buys himself a new identity as Arthur Newman. However, Arthur’s road trip towards anew life is interrupted by the arrival of the beautiful but fragile Mike, who is also trying to leave her past behind. Drawn to one another, these two damaged souls begin to connect as they break into empty homes and take on the identities of the absent owners: elderly newlyweds, a high-roller and his Russian lady, among others. Through this process, Arthur and Mike discover that what they love most about each other are the identities they left at home, and their real journey, that of healing, begins. [SOURCE]
I know – it isn’t Star Wars and probably won’t score well on the Caddyshack scale but at least part of it was filmed downtown with the N&O posing as a slightly less than fictional Terre Haute Police Department. If you look through Cara’s pictures you’ll see what might be a Colin Firth and what probably is an Emily Blunt but no promises. She was lucky to get as good of images as she did. I don’t think anyone was excited about having a movie made of their movie if you get my drift. If you happened to get closer and perhaps caught more feel free to drop those images in the User Gallery and let me know.
More pictures after the jump…