I was in Raleigh yesterday. Sights and sounds:

- Crabtree Valley Mall - I don't even know why I go into malls anymore, I never find anything that I want...oh that's right, it has an Apple Store.
- N.C. Museum of History - Presidential portraits, Margaret Morley's photographs, more old stuff.
- N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences - my favourite museum - all of the Old North State, from mountains to the sea.
- State Capitol - self-guided walking tour. Outside I overheard a couple on bicycles who told passersby that they were from Canada, they didn't ride their bicycles from there, they were just renting.
- The Flea Market at the N.C. State Fairgrounds - I overheard a man asking at a coin shop if they would buy some paper Canadian money from him. They said they didn't need any. There was, however, a box containing low-denomination coins of foreign countries on sale: 4 coins/$1. I did find some Canadian 25-cent pieces, but that's still a 17% premium...and at that price, who's going to buy their 2 euro cent coins (value $0.026)?