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 Charlotte
is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is
the county seat of Mecklenburg County. It is the 17th-most populous
city in the United States. It is the second-largest city in the southeastern
United States, just behind Jacksonville, Florida. It is the third-fastest-growing
major city in the United States. Residents are referred to as "Charlotteans".
Charlotte is home to the corporate headquarters of Bank of America and
the east coast operations of Wells Fargo, which along with other financial
institutions made it the second-largest banking center in the United
States from 1995 to 2017 and the third-largest in 2017. Charlotte has
a humid subtropical climate. It is located several miles east of the
Catawba River and southeast of Lake Norman, the largest man-made lake
in North Carolina. Lake Wylie and Mountain Island Lake are two smaller
man-made lakes located near the city.
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NOTE: above quote and the
collage below are from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina.
All other photos are by Karen Duquette |
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Below: Two views of the same type of
flower. |
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401 North Tryon Street had a hidden area
with a great mural on an overhead arch, which was hard to photograph.
Karen Duquette had to bend her head backwards to look straight up. It
could not fit all in one photo, so she tried several angles. |
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Below: St. Peter's Episcopal
Church |
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 Below:
Lee Duquette misbehaving again - and proud of it.
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Below: Statues on each of
the four corners of N. Tryon Street and W. Trade Street. |
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Below: A large, 2-sided piece of art
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Below: outside restaurant seating and
flowing water |
Below: Reflections on a store building |
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Below: Karen Duquette hates it when businesses purposely misspell words because
they think they are clever. It really makes it hard for children to
learn to spell properly. |
Lee Duquette liked the contour of this
building |
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Below: A painting on the side of a building |
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The two RV Gypsies want to bring their
great-grandson to the Children's museum because it looks like a big
and wonderful place. They also hope to do additional exploring in Charlotte
at sometime in the near future. |
