Acadia National Park

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

I am home!

I am most definitely home.  Blue sky, 80-degrees, and PLENTY of palm trees!


Tuesday, October 29, 2013

My trip is ending . . .

My trip is nearly over.  As the weather gets cold everwhere, I am headed back to my home state, where it's always warm!

I had a perfect ending to my trip.  As I awoke this morning, I was greeted by this beautiful sunrise over Greenville, South Carolina!  What could be a better conclusion to my trip?

Monday, October 28, 2013

Falls Park on the Reedy River

My journey southbound towards home has definitely begun.  I entered South Carolina today.

Falls Park in the center of downtown Greenville SC is beautiful; it is the pride of Greenville and the best part is it is free to everyone.  During the summer the flowers are blooming so pretty.  There were a few flowers today, but not as many.  It was a gorgeous, cold day to walk around the park and downtown Greenville.  I was staying at the Courtyard Downtown Greenville and there couldn't be a more PERFECT location.  You can walk to everything from that beautiful hotel.  The staff is wonderful and the rooms are spectacular with great views.  I love that place.  It doesn't come cheap, but it is worth it!



 
The magnificent Liberty Bridge.


 
The views of the park from this bridge are just spectacular!






 
I love these waterfalls! 



 
The park is so amazing to walk around.  It's a very peaceful place.





 
If you climb up just a few stairs, you are in downtown Greenville where there are tons of great shops and restaurants.





 
Some little Mallards

 
And, Canadian geese.





 
Some folks building towers or rocks.


 
And, here I am enjoying this beautiful, pristine place!

 
Beautiful, beautiful flowers! 
 




 
I loved these.  They were velvety to the touch - so soft!





 
After the park, I enjoyed a pizza and a stroll around downtown Greenville.  I love this place.  All the shops are so nice and the area is very historic.  Great place to visit!
 
This is my favorite building in Greenville.  I love it!
 
 





 
A memorial for 9/11

 
Cool!  They dyed the fountain pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

 
MICE ON MAIN
 
This is really cute.  All over Main Street they have these little bronze mice - in different positions.  In one area, there is a story about how they came to be.   It's very cute!  I like looking for the different mice.




 
THE BEST! was the Army-Navy Store.  It had all this cool Army stuff in it.  The bicycle is authentic and I think the guy said it was from the 40s or 50s (I forgot which).

 
VEGETARIAN MEAL? 
Really?  This can't be good - can it?!?