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My Visit to North Carolina (Day 3: Part 1)

I went through and got all my photos ready for the next day of my trip. Turns out there are quite a lot of them, so I decided to split the next day into three sections. It was a pretty eventful day. We left early for a daytrip to the Smoky Mountains and the Blue Ridge Parkway. This included a stop in Boone, the firefly capital of the world (according to Byways). This first section (the smallest one) is dedicated to our adventures in Boone.

Sadly, there were no fireflies during my visit. It's a little too late in the season, but there were Christmas trees. Lots and lots of them. Apparently the big thing to do on the day after Thanksgiving in North Carolina is to travel to Boone and chop down your own tree at one of the Christmas tree farms. Our first order of business was to make some turkey sandwiches from our leftovers. We chose the Appalachian State University campus as our picnic spot. Here's Mamers making the most delicious turkey sandwich ever.

After our dinner, we meandered into town (along with everyone else) to browse the stores. Here's the adorable Boone Post Office.

Candy Store!

You can't go to Boone without antiquing. As Mike says, it's the black hole of all the junk in a fifty mile radius (that's not verbatim).

The problem with these "antique" stores is that they are totally overpriced. They wanted $2 for one old postcard. Not worth it. And I was skeptical about the antique status of some of the items. For instance, we have this bell at home. I don't think it was ever worth $20.

As a shopping experience, Boone was a little disappointing. I only got a few postcards. As a wandering around amongst lots of other shoppers and with two fun people experience, it was one of the best. Next stop, driving on the Blue Ridge.