Little Rock
A new place to visit. My husband and I drove to Little Rock AK last weekend to visit our son. He just started a job--section cello and string quartet--with the Arkansas Symphony. The drive is a little longer in miles that the trip from Chicago to Rochester NY, but since there is far less traffic, the driving trip takes about the same time. It was an easy drive.
We arrived in Little Rock on Friday, and walked from David's apartment to the River Market for lunch. The River Market is a large building--sort of like a warehouse on the Arkansas River, which is filled with stalls selling food. It is a little bit like the Quincy Market in Boston. We had a barbecue lunch, which was very tasty. There is a Middle Eastern Restaurant, Japanese, Mexican, a pie shop, a bread shop, an artisinal chocolate maker, and a sandwich shop. We stopped by the Clinton Library gift shop, which is a few blocks away from the library. Everything is walking distance in downtown Little Rock. There are a lot of interesting restaurants and clubs, as well as an art gallery. There are also bright yellow streetcars, which look like the old ones you see in pictures. They have clanging bells too. On Friday night, we ate at the Flying Fish. At first, my husband was reluctant to go in, because you had to wait in line to order, and then find a seat, and pick up your order--sort of like Panera. At first glance, it looked like people were eating fried fish in baskets. But we decided to stay, and were glad that we did. I had boiled shrimp, my husband ordered crab legs. Everything was good and very reasonably priced. On Saturday night, we ate in an Italian restaurant in North Little Rock, Cafe Capeo. which was excellent and also well priced. On Friday, we stopped by the Capital Hotel, had a drink and listened to a jazz trio. It was happy hour, and again we were pleasantly surprised with the price. Later, we met out son and had another drink at the Peabody Hotel and heard more jazz. The Peabody is a lovely hotel with good service. On Saturday, we attended opening night at the Arkansas Symphony. It was a good program and was well attended. The venue, Robinson Hall reminded me a bit of Gaffney Auditorium at New Trier High School--I think that it was built around the same time. So, our first visit to Little Rock went well. We will be back soon.
We arrived in Little Rock on Friday, and walked from David's apartment to the River Market for lunch. The River Market is a large building--sort of like a warehouse on the Arkansas River, which is filled with stalls selling food. It is a little bit like the Quincy Market in Boston. We had a barbecue lunch, which was very tasty. There is a Middle Eastern Restaurant, Japanese, Mexican, a pie shop, a bread shop, an artisinal chocolate maker, and a sandwich shop. We stopped by the Clinton Library gift shop, which is a few blocks away from the library. Everything is walking distance in downtown Little Rock. There are a lot of interesting restaurants and clubs, as well as an art gallery. There are also bright yellow streetcars, which look like the old ones you see in pictures. They have clanging bells too. On Friday night, we ate at the Flying Fish. At first, my husband was reluctant to go in, because you had to wait in line to order, and then find a seat, and pick up your order--sort of like Panera. At first glance, it looked like people were eating fried fish in baskets. But we decided to stay, and were glad that we did. I had boiled shrimp, my husband ordered crab legs. Everything was good and very reasonably priced. On Saturday night, we ate in an Italian restaurant in North Little Rock, Cafe Capeo. which was excellent and also well priced. On Friday, we stopped by the Capital Hotel, had a drink and listened to a jazz trio. It was happy hour, and again we were pleasantly surprised with the price. Later, we met out son and had another drink at the Peabody Hotel and heard more jazz. The Peabody is a lovely hotel with good service. On Saturday, we attended opening night at the Arkansas Symphony. It was a good program and was well attended. The venue, Robinson Hall reminded me a bit of Gaffney Auditorium at New Trier High School--I think that it was built around the same time. So, our first visit to Little Rock went well. We will be back soon.
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