On May 8th Rebecca and Penelope treated us to a day-trip to New Bern, in eastern NC, and then on to Atlantic Beach, in the Outer Banks, both parts of the state we had not seen before. New Bern is a pretty eastern Carolina town, relatively old for these parts, nicely renovated, self-regarding, and attractive. The main draw is the (reconstructed) Governor's Palace, Tryon Palace. Of note also is that New Bern was the birthplace of Pepsi Cola.
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Pano of the palace: left is the staff area, kitchen, laundry, secretary's offices; center, the palace itself; right, stables and staff (slave) housing; all petty much like a (modest) English great house, as you would expect |
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The Guv's chamber; the governor was royally-appointed, so the
capital was wherever the then-governor happened to live |
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Music room
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| View across the lawn, to the river... |
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| Dining |
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Oddly, a portrait of Scottish philosopher Thomas Reid; the docent explained this as a reference to Thomas Paine...the proponent of "common sense philosophy" as a father of the American Revolution?! I stifled myself; no connection; Reid's "argument from design" was one of philosophy's great jokes, refuted by the bon David Hume 20 years before Reid concocted it...stifle yourself...
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| Grand staircase |
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| Amenities, necessaries |
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| Guest room |
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| Guv's boudoir |
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| Kiddie room |
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| Pantry; in the basement now |
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| Butler's pantry: note bars |
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| Housekeeper's quarters |
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Now in the service building, the hearth...and excellent docent
work throughout |
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| Washing boards |
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| Governor's secretary's office |
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| In the gardens |
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| Among the excellent signage |
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Alas, not planted in flowering vines!!! Could easily have surpassed  | Three generations
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