RALEIGH, NC
Mar. 3rd, 2019 08:39 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
katjamilesTook a little extended day trip this weekend with the fam to Raleigh, NC. I didn't see all of it but what i did see was very pretty. An old town-city capital nestled into the forests around it, it has an old downtown feel while still being a sprawling city. We had the pleasure of of "wasting" time in some of the major shopping plazas that we don't see very often anymore (living in a small nowhere town like we do) and it has some fun restaurants we ate at (Waffle House, BJ's Brewery, Hibachi 88. I even got to sneak into the State Farmer's Market! Mmmm-mmmmm, they had some goodies there! Fruits and veggies (SUPER HUGE TOMATOES!!!), plants/flowers, meat (PIG's HEAD!!!), some eateries, and a really good German Bakery!!! I got me some Marzipan and some apple strudel, and even some chocolate raspberry brownie!!! My person said it was like my mom's birthday cake but less wet, lol (he liked it).
The main attraction, however, was the Marbles Kid Museum. My kid went crazy! Two floors of all things kids play, with each floor having 2-3 major sections. We had some fun imagining at the farm, the veterinary clinic and on all the major vehicles (firetruck, boat, ambulance, news 'copter, city bus, and a red sports car). We also played with a train set, learned with some letters/numbers at their read aloud zone, and dabbled in working with tools and paper/pencil. We had endless fun building with life sized legos and the blue foamed connect blocks. We slowed down and took a gander through the "splash" area with its pirate ship underwater seating and its seeding center attachment. It was an easy 3 hours of kid entertainment that we've had in quite a while and would love to go again!
The main attraction, however, was the Marbles Kid Museum. My kid went crazy! Two floors of all things kids play, with each floor having 2-3 major sections. We had some fun imagining at the farm, the veterinary clinic and on all the major vehicles (firetruck, boat, ambulance, news 'copter, city bus, and a red sports car). We also played with a train set, learned with some letters/numbers at their read aloud zone, and dabbled in working with tools and paper/pencil. We had endless fun building with life sized legos and the blue foamed connect blocks. We slowed down and took a gander through the "splash" area with its pirate ship underwater seating and its seeding center attachment. It was an easy 3 hours of kid entertainment that we've had in quite a while and would love to go again!
