Monday, September 30, 2013
The people we've met along the way...
The nice lady at Classic Carriage who waved at our parade going by...
This friend was so intrigued with the Millies that he asked to have a pic with one and said he would follow the blog....
This TOTAL STRANGER obliged a request to take a pic of the Millies and she took a selfie instead. LOL
Sunday, September 29, 2013
A CAPTURED STATE SIGN!
Speeding by it still reads Welcome to North Carolina
Millies: 4... Distractions: 6 (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina)
A bridge...or a piece of art
The steel strings of the white bridge look like a piece of art from any angle or distance against the blue sky and turquoise ocean.
Elegant antebellum homes
Our cameras could not even capture the whole picture of how elegant and ginormous the homes are here! One was designed by the same architect that designed the White House... The one at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave LOL. Another home was 24,000 square feet of living space. Many of the homes were already built when the civil war was going on.
A Carriage Tour is a MUST in Charleston
The Millies took a grand carriage ride to explore the beautiful elegant city of Charleston. Barry was our horse. He was raised by the Amish. Our driver and tour guide was VERY educated on the area. We learned a lot about the early colony days and the civil war days. Millies decided to adopt Seth, he has genteel manners and is very smart.
One of the two oldest buildings in Charleston, South Carolina
The giant red dots on this building indicates it is a liquor store. It was originally built as a tavern in the walled city of early Charleston. The large red dots are a loop hole in advertising that the merchants have created to deal with and avoid governmental rules and regulations.
Canon at Battery Park
There are many reminders from the Civil War including cannons that are aimed at the harbor guarded by Fort Sumter.
The Millies toured beautiful historic Charleston, South Carolina
Millie F is a poser at a statue in Battery Park near Ft Sumter, where the first shot of the Civil War was fired.
Saturday, September 28, 2013
STATE SIGN...South Carolina
The Millies captured another state sign...Look fast...it's South Carolina, Millies:4 --Distractions 5
The Night Drive
The Millies are making the long trek from Montgomery, Alabama to Charleston, North Carolina after dark. The road and weather are great and the night sky is spectacular.
On the Road Again...and Millie State Sign Challenge GEORGIA ...Millies: 3 - Distraction: 5
Entering State of GEORGIA road sign ...We are glad Georgia is on your mind...yes, it is a peach of a state! Millie D driving Weather:Perfect!
Civil Rights Center Museum
This interactive memorial was designed by the same artist, Maya Lin, who designed the Vietnam Vet Memorial Wall in Washington, D C
Millie Meets a Character from History
Mrs Verna Harris was sitting on the porch of her home when the Millies dropped by on the tour of historical places in Montgomery, Alabama. Millie P asked permission to take a picture of the house and Mrs Harris invited Millie to come sit on the porch and talk with her. Mrs. Harris answered questions and shared memories of the Civil Rights Days of the 50's and 60s. She shared that the Freedom Riders stayed at her home and that she got the food to feed them from the restaurant next door to her husband's pharmacy. Mrs Harris is now 88 years young and a beautiful, delightful and friendly woman !
Freedom Riders Hideout...two doors down from MLKing home.
The Millies also saw the Harris House where Dr Harris and his wife Verna sheltered the Freedom Riders
Read the historic designation marker below for more information.
Remaining bomb damage on front porch of Dr King's home.
The Millie shoe points to a crater still left in the concrete front porch of The home of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr and his family, which was caused by a bomb thrown at the home during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1956.
Home of Reverend Dr Martin Luther King, Jr
This home in Montgomery, Alabama was the home that Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr and his family lived. The home was bombed during the Montgomery Bus Boycott in an attempt to intimidate Dr King. The bomb was thrown thought the front two windows on the right. Dr King was not home at the time and his wife and children were in the back of the house with another woman. They avoided injury.
Millies tour Dexter Baptist Church with tour guides and new friends.
Tamicka and her Granny gave the Millies a warm and wonderful welcome at the basement museum of the church. They embraced the Millies as if we were longtime friends. The side stairs are new since Dr King was at the church. Tamicka is a second grade student but great with technology and a terrific tour guide. Granny has been a continuous member of the church since Dr King was pastor.
Dexter Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama
This is the Church where 24 year old Martin Luther King, Jr came to be the new pastor in 1955. It is still an active Baptist Church, but it also serves as a museum to share the history of Dr King.
The meeting to launch the Montgomery Bus Boycott was held in the basement of the church on December 2, 1955.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Dreamland for good food
BridgeTT was not only a great, super fantastic waitress...she was an excellent People Person who befriended the Millies and added to our admiration of the graciousness and friendliness of the people in the south. (BridgeTT knows Big Daddy! )
This museum is excellent and worth the drive!
They do not allow photography of the best parts of the museum. They do a great job preserving the memory of what happened in Montgomery in 1955 as well as communicating those events with the visitors. It is a must see.
Mississippi/ Alabama border
The Millies are ATTEMPTING to get a snapshot of the state sign for every border we cross...
But, SOMEHOW the photographer/blogger is always busy or distracted at each border crossing. It has become a car CHALLENGE to actually CAPTURE a state sign now. (If you are counting...it is Car 2... Distractors: 5) (Captured: Arizona and Alabama)
It's not the destination, it's the journey.
The names of the streets, bridges and rivers twist the tongue and tickle the imagination...Lake Pontchartrain. (Southwestern Louisiana.
On the Road Again...
The Millies are heading northeast through Mississippi and Alabama...next stop MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. The weather is perfect! Millie D and Millie F are designated drivers...Millie P is co-pilot, scout, official blogger and listening to the iPod.
N'awlins
The Millies enjoyed N'awlins...Millie D for the first time. We're glad it was on her bucket list so we could all do it again. And, we know we will return. We left the City knowing it has indeed made a come back and it is a thriving, fun and important part of our country.
No Hitchhiking!
No, the Millies were not Hitchhiking. We were enjoying the opportunity to meet new friends along the journey. Fate introduced us to Susie when a multitude of fire trucks rushed to a kitchen fire in the French Quarter. We had already paid the fare for our Hop on Hop off Tour Bus, but the tour had to be rerouted. Susie gave us a ride in her car and a private guided tour through New Orleans to our next stop at the World War II Museum. Thanks for going out of your way to provide great service for us! Your gracious spirit and generosity added to our ongoing experience of beautiful Southern Hospitality!
Above ground cemeteries
This cemetery was used for the filming of the classic movie Easy Rider. Our guide informed us that a lot of damage was done by the crew during filming and no reimbursement was ever made by the Hollywood crew. New Orleans withheld filming in their cemeteries since then. But, New Oleans in general has recently become a frequent filming venue for many films and television shows. Since Katrina, New Orleans has enticed Hollywood filming back with incentives and the cemeteries are heavily guarded.
Katrina recovery
There are still reminders of Katrina in this city...
This home, with Landmark Designation because of its elegant painted interiors, still has the red sprayed notations on the right front pillar of the home, which was made by Search and Rescue Teams after the disaster hit. The 0 on the bottom of the notation indicates that there were zero dead inside the home. The 10/2 indicates the date the search was made...which was a month AFTER Katrina hit...
it took that long because of the water, the amount of devastation and the overwhelming number of places that needed to be searched.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)