KAA: The Devil Went Down to Georgia

Holy crap!  It does not take very long once you’re out of the D.C./Northern Virginia metro for it to become obvious that you are officially in the South.  For me it started when I was checking in at a motel in Fredericksburg and I noticed several swastikas and SS tattoos on guy in front of me.  I was afraid for the nice Indian girl attendant, but he was surprisingly not hostile, guess he knows we should be nice to the people who are our doctors.  The best part was when he turned around and saw me, wearing my Texas t-shirt and gave me this ‘you know what it’s like’ nod of approval.

I didn’t have the time or resources to try and track down a civil war re-enactment, but I had to go visit the museum of the confederacy, which is strategically nestled between a hospital and university both full of black people, making it very comfortable to visit.  The museum has a very ‘matter of fact’ tone to its exhibits, which neither glorify the confederacy nor have a ‘victimized by the north’ tone.  Read my review on Yelp.

It does suck that they don’t let you take any pictures inside the Confederate White House, mainly because Jefferson Davis bought his kid the world’s smallest working cannon, it’s so freakin’ cute!  If you’re keeping track, I’ve seen the world’s smallest functioning lighthouse in Maine, now this! :)

I needed a break from getting in touch with my inner confederate, so I made my way to Bojangles' fried chicken in Chapell Hill North Carolina.

University of North Carolina Home of the Michael Jordans

It’s very nice of UNC to honor me, but you misspelled my name! >:O

I toured around Charlotte, but wasn’t able to find out a distinctive ‘Charlotte’ attraction.  I mean it’s a nice city, it just seemed that most tourist attractions were somehow NASCAR related, however I couldn’t leave the Carolinas without trying out their famous barbecue.

Unfortunately I was unable to compare and contrast Carolina barbecue between North and South Carolina, apparently not much is open on Sundays in the state of South Carolina L  I did manage to visit the state’s top tourist attraction: being the only state that still flies the confederate flag in the state capitol.

Everything is whiter in South Carolina!

Then I stopped at an Arby’s in Georgia.

Your American Hero,

-AK