2 nights/3 days in Raleigh, North Carolina: Review of North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and Vic’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
It had been over 5 years since my wife and I moved down south to North Carolina, but in all honesty, we barely got to see the downtown area of one of the biggest cities in the South, Raleigh . One of the main reasons for this is because we were more interested in exploring the wide open spaces out in nature, focusing on national parks, state parks, and local parks. It made sense to go out to nature after spending many years working, living in the rat race, trying to pay our stupendous bills each month, and trying very hard to live our version of the American dream. As tired as doing that was, we were frankly more tired of dealing with ever demanding people most of all. And to that end, we found true peace, solitude, and rejuvenation in nature after retiring early in August 2020. Sure, we did explore cities like Savannah, Jacksonville, Albuquerque, Las Vegas , and more during our cross country road trips out to the west coast and the south, but it’s funny how we ...