Tuesday, August 17, 2010

A Day In Cherokee, NC

This morning, we had breakfast at George and Janet's....  Great breakfast.   Thank you.

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Caroline and Ray came over from Murphy to visit with us.   They got here at about 10:30.  We visited for a while then headed out to The Cherokee Casino.

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These were my winnings today.   Don't know when I will see this again!  We only spend about an hour there.  Janet won some, too.

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We had a guy take our picture as we left the casino. 

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We take a ride around town looking for a good place to eat.  The Oconaluftee River.

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This is a very nice park by the river....

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We spot a bear in the park area!  Must be very friendly with people being that close.

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We found a good place to eat....across the street.

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Paul's was a very good place to eat.  Janet and George tried the Indian Tacos.  More pics here:  http://lambetravels.blogspot.com

 

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George grabs my camera and takes pictures....Manuel & I.

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Manuel, Ray & Caroline.

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Janet and I.  What in the world is she looking for??!!

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George took a picture of himself....pretty good!

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Nice wood carvings.

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After lunch, we head back to the shop across the street!   Helllllllo, Ray & Caroline!!

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We then visited the Oconaluftee Indian Village....

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An old tree trunk carved with bears climbing up and an eagle at the very top.  Nice work!

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Well, we found bears all over town....They are all very friendly!

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We headed up the mountain just to take a look.   Beautiful horses.

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We came home and played cards & dominos.....

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We will see what tomorrow brings.....have a great night, all!

1 comment:

Jesse Aleman said...

Hello There sorry I have been out of pocket for a while . I am so glad you all are having lots of fun . Keep clear of the BEARS