Steven and I went to New Bern for a weekend! It was the original capital of North Carolina back when it was a royal colony, so there was lots of historical things to do with people in period costume!
Tryon Palace!
Fancy period gardens!
Tryon Palace’s back lawn
And then there’s this nerd
We stayed at a bed and breakfast that ratcheted the fancy up to 11! This was our room:
The King George III room!
Here’s King George III preparing to watch me sleep
Look at this fancy-ass bathroom
SERIOUSLY LOOK
Honestly it was hard not to spend the whole weekend in the bathtub. But I made other plans. Like a tour of town in a Model A Ford!
So rickety!
Of course there were costumes
New Bern was an important port city back in the day because it lies at the confluence of the Trent and Neuse rivers that lead out to sea.
Selfies by the water!
One of the best parts about bed and breakfasts are the elaborate breakfast, and this place did not disappoint! Every morning there was a fruit-crumble-like appetizer followed by a choice of 3 entrees. I was usually all about the pancakes:
PANCAKES
The menu changed every day.
BUT NOPE MORE PANCAKES
Steven’s French toast was good too
New Bern is also the birthplace of Pepsi! I talked Steven into going in. It was WAY less fancy and ridiculous than The World of Coke we went to in Atlanta. Basically just a soda fountain.
Steven begrudgingly experiencing history
But the best thing about New Bern are the bears!!!! They were decorated and put up all over town to celebrate the town’s 300th anniversary in 2010. I tried to get my picture with all the ones we passed, but there are way more:
“Bearer of Rights” bear lol
Mitchell Bear (he works in a hardware store)
“Flag Bearer” I hope you like bear puns because New Bern is all about that