I’m writing this from outside the Old Europe Coffee Bar on Battery Park avenue in Asheville. As my previous post suggested, there is a knee-high access point near the table, allowing anyone within range access to the Net. I think the access port is a great idea, only it’s too low to really get good range. As far as I can determine, I’m the only geek one here using it. While I’m here typing away, though, Kelly is devouring the creme brule that we agreed to share.
The weather here is phenomenal. It’s mostly cloudy but we’ve seen enough of the sun to make it fun. There’s a slight breeze, too, making it a challenge to keep the napkins on the table.
There are so many people walking around downtown it’s amazing. Hallie has been especially happy watching everyone walk around her. It seems to me that Asheville has more life downtown than any other city I’ve been to in North Carolina. Kelly has continuously heard me remark about it – probably to the point that she wants me to shut up. 🙂 This place really is cool.
At lunchtime I was reading a boy’s T-shirt at the table next to us. It said “Boeing”, and it sparked an association in my mind with the city of Seattle. Asheville is like the Seattle of the South. Same kind of energy.
Lunch was fun. We ate at the Bistro 1886. Food was great. As I said before, Hallie had a ball just watching people and playing with her spoon.
The cabin is actually in Fairview, south and east from Asheville. It’s way up a mountain, and has an excellent view over Fairview (when the view is not fogged over, that is). It’s a little smaller than we thought, but the view more than makes up for it. The owner lives in the house yards to the right of it and spent the evening walking past out cabin. I told Kelly today that there was something a little weird about him and she agreed. I just get the feeling he’s not entirely sincere, but that’s nothing to stop our fun.
We’re going to explore downtown for a little while longer and then find some trails to go hike in the afternoon. It’d be great to come back downtown this evening when things get hopping, but with the Buggle in tow I don’t see us soaking up the nightlife this time around.
Well, my creme brule is calling me and the Big Girl looks bored, so I’ll stop geeking out so we can have more fun.