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July 2002
Photo Archive

New Bern, North Carolina
July 16 - 17, 2002


New Bern, North Carolina is the birth place of Pepsi. In August 1898 a New Bern pharmacist (Caleb Bradham) made the famous drink


We ate at one of his two pharmacy's he owned. It is now called Chelsea and had pretty good food for the area. Dale accidently as requested Coke


The mural inside the restaurant.


The bar area.


Downtown New Bern. We walked over to the first pharmacy where he invented Pepsi (aka: Brad's drink).


It is now a soda fountain place and small museum.


Some of the interesting facts about Pepsi: The original formula called for 7,500 pounds of sugar. The red, white blue logo came to be in 1941 for the support to soldiers and war efforts.


We then walked over to Tryon Palace and enjoyed the summer foliage along the way.


Close up photo.


Tryon Palace was a must see according to AAA Club tour book. The entrance was beautiful. For the Royal Governor Williams Tryon


The long driveway was covered by tall trees and was very impressive. What the governor was trying to establish for guest.


The original building burned down from a fire in 1798 and the Palace was reconstructed in 1950's from the original plans.


The Crest displayed in the front of the building. You were not allowed to take photo's inside so we took pictures to show the gardens.


The outside garden area's


Entering the gardens.


The gardens were very nice


Close up of the flowers.


Dale in the gardens.


We then walked the grounds and enjoyed the different flowers for the area.


Our digital camera takes some great pictures of the flowers.


It is really great to see the different flowers as we travel through the different States.


Another flower


Dale's favorite flowers


Another one


Walked some more.


Took another angle of the gardens to show the depth.


Another view.


We then walked toward the rear of the gardens.


The walk way was covered by over lapping trees into vines.


Close up.


Another house close by showed the living style for a horse carriage builder/repair worker.

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