Greenville, SC is a great little city in the Northwest lobe of South Carolina with a great downtown area and revitalization. I've been experiencing the area as best as possible with just the evenings free. On Sunday, I checked out the downtown. There are lots of interesting shops and restaurants. I ended up at Blue Ridge Brewing with funny faced beer mugs and vats at the entrance. Monday late afternoon, I visited the BMW museum at the BMW Manufacturing Plant. Hmm, there wasn't nearly as many BMWs in the employee parking lot as I think there should have been. That evening, I ended up at Smiley's Acoustic Cafe for open mic night. Somewhat suprizingly, the artists were good. Thursday evening, I spent along Reedy River and visited the Falls Park, including the Liberty Bridge. Then, I had a great dinner at the slightly more expensive Larkins on the River (good view of the river and great ribeye!).
My personal glimpse into the first half of the 21st Century for some yet to be known future
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Friday, October 10, 2014
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Kelowna, BC
A great place to watch the lake for signs of the beast is at Summerhill Pyramid Winery, dinning outside on the deck of the Sunset Organic Bistro. I wasn't able to spot any lake monsters, but my waitress said with a sly grin that she did indeed have some recently recorded video of something in the water.
View from the deck of the restaurant
It's called the Summerhill Pyramid Winery for a reason. The wine is made is under this pyramid.
I only discovered that wineries are thing in this region after I arrived. Had I known ahead of time, I might have planned accordingly. Another winery I briefly visited was Volcanic Hills Estate Winery. For tasting, they only offered a few whites and unimpressive blended reds this early in the season. Had I planned on coming to Volcanic Hills ahead of time for the purpose of wine tasting, I would've been disappointed.
Kelowna has a relatively active downtown area with several restaurants and bars for the diners and revelers alike. It was here that I finally spotted the lake monster.
This guy was posing for photos all day.
Wandering around downtown, I ran into this Futurama-esque robot looking machine, who appeared to be a silent sentry guarding a bygone time.
"Halt! You may go here, but no farther!"
There is a rather nice resort here too.
To commemorate the trip, I got this T-shirt that is all kinds of awesome!
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Recent trip to Vancouver, BC
I recently visited Vancouver, BC. This photo set on Flickr pretty much tells most of the details of my time off. Here's some views:
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Friday, April 12, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
So, there was a slight problem with my room keys at Double Tree yesterday, and this is what I found...
So, there was a slight problem with my room keys at Double Tree yesterday, and this is what I found in my room the afternoon. All #complementary
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Great time at Islands of Adventure
Allie, I and other friends had a great time at the SolidWorks World 2013 Special Event at Universal's Islands of Adventure at night. Even though time was short, we did a full circuit of the park, enjoying the Harry Potter ride, Jurassic Park ride, Spider-man ride, Mind Eraser ride and The Hulk rollercoaster. The food was great too!
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Orlando, FL, USA
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