The seventh challenge starts in front of a church in the Dutch town of Sleepy Hollow. According to Laird, the town predates the American Revolution by over 100 years, and it is here that the famous horseman waits with the next clue.
The sixth challenge starts in the game room, with no clue how to start. There isn't even a clue on the phone. You can see the table containing the pieces in the foreground, along with the globe, fireplace and other pieces. But what's next?
While we try not to visit chains too often, sometimes you just have to do what you have to do, and at least this is one that we don't have around home. The other advantage is that they offer hot, fresh breadsticks every few minutes. A guy even brings them around to your table. How cool is that?
It's not fancy. It is, in fact, the sort of place you'll miss if you're not paying close attention. But if you miss it, you'll really miss it.
Folly Beach has grown a lot in the years since we used to get a beach house each summer. There used to be not so many choices. Now there are plenty, and I'm not sure that's a good thing. In any case, the inside of this place has a modern feel to it. The menu is nice. The food, however, is so-so.
While you can rent all sorts of houses at Folly Beach, there are only two hotels there, and oddly enough, both are called Holiday Inn (the other is spelled slightly differently, is about fifty years old, and isn't on the beach). This one, as rumor has it, is set to go at least partially towards the trend of condos, but for now, it provides rooms that are right on the beach, and it has a pool as well as a dining room and it's right in the middle of the beach, which is nice.
As you're whizzing down Folly Road to the beach, it's easy to miss this small restaurant on the side of the road, especially during the day, but at night it gets pretty crowded. The collection of cars out front makes it a dead giveaway.
When did people get so dependent that they actually expect to get pulled out of whatever mess that they've gotten themselves into? I realize that it makes me sound completely heartless, and perhaps I just am completely heartless, but come on. This family is in Lebanon and they're upset that they are unable to get out.
Among their comments, things like "They (presumably Israel, but I'm not certain) did not even drop leaflets to tell them (a family who was killed) that they (Israel again, I guess) were going to bomb (prior to dropping said bombs)...". You're in a war zone people. If you get hit by a bomb, it makes it all right if someone dropped leaflets first?
This hotel near NC State University is a bit dated. It's layout is odd, with the lobby in a front building and the rooms in a rear building. The elevator is cramped and slow. The rooms are smallish, but not uncomfortable.
They advertise Tempur-Pedic © beds in their rooms, but be aware that if you try this hotel for this reason, not all rooms (or at least not all beds in all rooms) seem to have them. We stayed with some friends, and out of three rooms, two rooms had them, one room did not.
A bill has been introduced to kill the penny, mostly because it actually costs more than a penny to produce a penny. That makes sense, and I'm all for it. It's not like you can do much with pennies these days anyway, so I say go for it.
Generally you'll find pretty standard fare near most malls, and Concord Mills is no exception - it is, in fact, probably worse than most. But Razzoo's is different than the standard sit-down eatery in most respects.
