Home Sweet Home
Well it has been two days an no postcards in the mail so I decided to tell you a little about our home town and show you a very NEW postcard of our great city. The postcard is of our city skyline embossed with sparkles in the flowers below and the sky above. Charlotte, NC is known as the Queen City because it is named in honor of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Charlotte is the largest city in the two Carolinas. There are direct flight from many international destinations like Munich, Germany, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, Turks and Caicos, and many more from Charlotte Douglass International Airport (US Airways Hub). Charlotte is home to many wonderful sites for people of all ages. There are museums for just about everyone, from The Mint Museum of Art, to the brand new Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture, Charlotte Museum of History, Carolina Aviation Museum, Museum of the New South, and the Nature Museum. Charlotte is also home to many great sports attractions such as, the US National Whitewater Center, The Quail Hollow Golf Course where many pro golf players are attending the 2010 Championship this week, The NASCAR Hall of Fame, The Panthers Stadium (NFL),and The Bobcats (NBA) which are now partially owned by Michael Jordan himself. For people with children there are city things to do like walking, bicycle, Segway, and horse & carriage tours. There is also a great kid friendly space called Discovery Place, a library just for kids called ImaginOn: The Joe & Joan Martin Center which is minutes from Discovery place. There have also been some upgrades to our transportation system when the LYNX light rail (train) system was added. The LYNX Blue Line offers fast, quiet, convenient light-rail service to 15 stations between uptown Charlotte and I-485 at South Blvd. Dozens of bus routes are timed to connect with trains at the Blue Line stations, making it easy to get to work, to shopping or wherever you need to be. There are also Trolley's that look like replica streetcars, climb aboard and feel like you have gone back in time. For the young single business man or woman Center City (common name for center of Charlotte near Trade and Tryon Street) has a lively night life and various performance locations throughout the city. These locations include Time Warner Cable Arena, The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center which has 5 theaters which vary in size, Ovens Auditorium, and Verizon Wireless Amphitheater. Our latest addition is the EpiCentre which is also located in Center City and houses several clubs, lounges, and movie theaters. The EpiCentre has Strike City bowling, movies, and several clubs for every style of person, Whiskey River, The Pavilion, Mortimer's Cafe & Pub, Suite, Howl at the Moon, and Mez. And on Sunday or any day you can get away from it all in just minutes by taking a drive to our local lakes, Lake Norman, Lake Wylie, or on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Whatever your style there is something for everyone here in Charlotte. We hope you enjoyed a glimpse of what this great big Carolina city has to offer, we sure do.
