Raleigh, NC
On my last day of my “Southern Excursion”, I explored Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina and the second largest city of that state (after Charlotte). I was only here brief enough to form the most superficial impressions, but in a nutshell: not bad. Downtown felt very historical (with signs telling what Civil War leader did what and where, etc.) especially around the Capital. Some upper-class shopping districts downtown seemed to have a nice ambience for dining.
![Raleigh is the state capital of North Carolina. Here's a view of the flags in front...](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/r/raleigh0305a.jpg)
![...and the view from the side.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/r/raleigh0305b.jpg)
![Felix Wong with a statue of Andrew Jackson.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/r/raleigh0305c.jpg)
![Acorn in a park downtown.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/r/raleigh0305d.jpg)
![Downtown Raleigh was pretty nice but kind of lacked the youthful energy of nearby Chapel Hill's downtown.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/r/raleigh0305e.jpg)
![Signs like this one dot the streets all over in the Triangle area. This one proclaims that Andrew Jackson was born in this region.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/r/raleigh0305f.jpg)