Asheville

Nice place. Interesting people. From long haired hippy types to high fashion strutters. Lots of street muscians. Finally got to go in the Tupelo Honey Cafe, but there was too much of a wait on two different occasions.

Asheville is where I became confident about the western North Carolina vs the rest of NC rivalry. There are some stores that exclusively offer folk art and craft from WNC as they refer to it. And that work is really excellent: glass blowing, jewelry, wood carving, knitting, sculpture, and lots more ... but often with a twist that's best described as WNC.

One of the street bands was set up almost immediately outside an Asheville PD substation.