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Laurie Reynolds Family wedding in NC
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- Nov 3, 2018, 5:36pm
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 121 m
- United States North Carolina Durham Durham Bulls Athletic Park 35.993329, -78.90361135°59’36” N 78°54’13” W
Day 1
Here in Raleigh Durham
November 3, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We have been in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina for a family wedding. My niece, a Duke graduate, and her fiance, also a Duke graduate, wanted to get married in the Duke Chapel. Reserving the chapel for a wedding ceremony is not an easy thing, but involves tents and sleeping outside for about a month before the release date for the month in which you want to marry. Very complicated, kind of like getting Duke basketball tickets.

We decided to make a long weekend of it, and got here on Thursday. Dinner at Luna in downtown Durham was a great way to start off. The American Tobacco campus, home to all the big brands of US cigarettes, has been turned into a non-smoking tourist attraction. Fun to walk around.

Friday was spent with good coffee, nice long hike on a trail through a lovely forest, lunch at Rose’s, best dumplings I have ever had. After the rehearsal dinner, we almost made it to the after-party, but decided to call it quits and leave the event to the young folks.Read more
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- Nov 3, 2018, 5:40pm
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 132 m
- United States North Carolina Durham Brightleaf Square 35.993568, -78.90293935°59’37” N 78°54’11” W
Day 1
Wedding day, before the wedding
November 3, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
After rain and clouds for two days, Saturday was gorgeous — sunny and cool, perfect for a wedding. Since the ceremony wasn’t till 3 pm, we had plenty of time to enjoy. Ben had heard a lot about a bakery/bread store, called Boulted Bread, which I can highly recommend. Hard for me to remember having eaten any better pastries. But we spent most of the morning and early afternoon at the North Carolina museum of Art. A former brownfield turned art museum and outdoor sculpture garden, it is a must-see if you come to Raleigh-Durham.Read more
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- Nov 3, 2018, 10:52pm
- 🌙 5 °C
- Altitude: 132 m
- United States North Carolina Durham Brightleaf Square 35.993507, -78.90304635°59’37” N 78°54’11” W
Day 1
The wedding!
November 3, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
It was wonderful. We all had a lot of fun. Cheers to Andy and Melissa.
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- Nov 4, 2018, 4:18pm
- 🌧 10 °C
- Altitude: 204 m
- United States Illinois Cook County Rosemont Chicago O'Hare International Airport 41.97462, -87.9032841°58’29” N 87°54’12” W
Day 2
Heading home again
November 4, 2018 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
Our last wedding event was the brunch — since we had an early evening flight, though, that meant that we had a lot of time to enjoy the grandkids some more. First stop was Pullen Park in Raleigh. One of those great old parks with a chug chug train around the park, an old time carousel, and a few very tame kids rides. Lots of kids, lots of parents and grandparents taking pictures.

Our last family stop was Beasley’s, a Raleigh restaurant that has a bit of buzz these days since it was written up in some food magazine. I don’t find these things, I just let Katy do the choosing and follow along. Who knew that chicken and waffles could really be something that tasted good?! I Mac n cheese, biscuits and honey, all those comfort foods that leave you wondering why you just couldn’t resist and had to keep on eating.

Now back at the airport — we have two flights and about four hours of travel ahead of us while the Berkelely crew has a long 6 hour flight. It is always hard to say goodbye to grandkids, but it was a great family weekend. Only regret was that David and Shannon couldn’t make it with their three!Read more
Traveler Lovely to see photos of the family. And so happy you were able to have a little time to enjoy the grandchildren.
11/5/18Reply
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Here in Raleigh Durham

Wedding day, before the wedding

The wedding!

Heading home again