When in Rome…

It was Monday and Labor Day and Rachael and I wanted to check out Birmingham, which was only about 45 minutes away. We did some research and the only thing we could do on a holiday was check out the walking tours, we downloaded the app and hit the road. Pulling into a major city and feeling like the only car on the road was sorta eerie. We arrived at the 16th Street Baptist Church to start the tour, put in our ear buds and the voice started telling the story of the church, of the 4 little girls that died there when some Ku Klux Klan monsters bombed it. The weight of the tour was palpable, but I believe that learning about it and feeling it is important. The heat was also intense, but we walked for about 90 minutes and walked the streets alone.

After the walk Rachael posted on Facebook asking for recommendations as to where to go and a few people said that we should eat at Dreamland BBQ, so thats where we went! You could smell the place long before you could see it. We walked up and there were people waiting in lines inside and out but we were committed. We put our names in and about 15 minutes later we were at a table. We shared an amazing pork sandwich some fried green tomatoes and ended with banana pudding. It was outstanding!!!! The cold beer was the cherry on top, I am glad we shared everything since I felt like I needed a nap after that.