Day in Durham and Raleigh

Fri, 10/20/2006 - 5:50am

Downtown Raleigh. This Saturday Sasha and I spent a day exploring the area we live in.

We started by opening new bank accounts. The accounts we have are with banks in the Washington DC area and they don't have branches here. Most of the transactions we do via internet, but it is useful to have a local bank, especially for cashing checks.

As expected, opening the accounts took a while but after an hour or so we completed all the paperwork.

The lady in the bank recommended us a nice diner to go for brunch, in downtown Durham. It was busy (we were there around noon) but we got a table quickly. It's a place for classic American breakfast, and with unlimited refills for coffee which was great.

After lunch we walked through the main street of Durham. It's not very large but there are nice shops and restaurants. We bought a bread at a local bakery.

After a quick stop at home we drove to Raleigh. Instead of taking the exit to my work, as I usually do, we continued to downtown Raleigh and parked near the state Capitol building.

We went for a long walk in that area. It was quiet on Saturday afternoon -- it's mainly a business district. Later we came in the more alive areas, although many shops were closed because of the NC State Fair.