A Sevier Case of Wanderlust
(Pardon the pun.)
As my brother had paid me a little for my services Saturday, I had money for a shopping trip to Gatlinburg and points north today.
As shopping went, it was rather unproductive. As walking around and geeking out went, it was okay. The weather was too lousy for photography, but it was still pretty busy in G-burg on the Parkway. Traffic was busy just about the whole length of the Parkway from I-40 down through. The hot rod cars were going home from the weekend gathering.
The Star Cars museum now has a Mach 5 from the Speed Racer live-action movie. I didn't go in to see it, but I may take nephew Egan there on his next visit with us.
Being the bibliophile I am, I spent most of my time in the Books Warehouses in G-burg and Pigeon Forge--the latter being a test of my character...they had that horrible Christian pop music on the P.A. system. It took all the will I had to ignore that garbage and look for what I wanted. More on what I ended up buying later.
The public works people are already getting the utility poles ready for the Christmas lights. Yes, they try to make Christmas last six months in Sevier County. Bah.
One of the main shopping centers, the Belz Mall in Pigeon Forge, is beginning a large-scale renovation. So it's rather strange to see shops being forced to move from one location in the mall to another and to see a whole side of the building completely torn out.
I know I'm griping a bit, but I have to go and do this every so often. Remind myself where I am in the world and what it was like working at G-burg and Pigeon Forge.
FP
As my brother had paid me a little for my services Saturday, I had money for a shopping trip to Gatlinburg and points north today.
As shopping went, it was rather unproductive. As walking around and geeking out went, it was okay. The weather was too lousy for photography, but it was still pretty busy in G-burg on the Parkway. Traffic was busy just about the whole length of the Parkway from I-40 down through. The hot rod cars were going home from the weekend gathering.
The Star Cars museum now has a Mach 5 from the Speed Racer live-action movie. I didn't go in to see it, but I may take nephew Egan there on his next visit with us.
Being the bibliophile I am, I spent most of my time in the Books Warehouses in G-burg and Pigeon Forge--the latter being a test of my character...they had that horrible Christian pop music on the P.A. system. It took all the will I had to ignore that garbage and look for what I wanted. More on what I ended up buying later.
The public works people are already getting the utility poles ready for the Christmas lights. Yes, they try to make Christmas last six months in Sevier County. Bah.
One of the main shopping centers, the Belz Mall in Pigeon Forge, is beginning a large-scale renovation. So it's rather strange to see shops being forced to move from one location in the mall to another and to see a whole side of the building completely torn out.
I know I'm griping a bit, but I have to go and do this every so often. Remind myself where I am in the world and what it was like working at G-burg and Pigeon Forge.
FP