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I loooooove girls nights out. Especially when they are as fun as the one last night. It all started with an idea, then a group text, then voila, we are out on the town. The main objective of this outing or any of the girls outings these days is to get out and try something new, get to know where we live, discover the nooks and crannies. Day in and day out we hear people complain they are bored, or they would rather be living somewhere else, b/c if they were their life would be more exciting, and on and on and on. Well, not me, and not my girlfriends. So this how we got out of our homes and "on top of the world" on a Tuesday night.
Our first plan of action was a movie at the New Nickelodeon Theater. The "Nick" is a really cool old non-profit theater that has been showing independent art films etc. in Columbia for as long as I can remember. They serve cocktails, organic candies and chocolate, high end popcorn, you name it & to top it off a movie ticket is only $7 dollars, that is cheaper than mainstream theaters these days. This quaint little theater decided to move locations this past month and has ended up moving from one side of the capitol building which was close to the USC campus to the other side of the capitol building which is the business district/heart of the downtown of the city. The downtown has been working on revitalizing. For years store fronts have sat empty and all the vibrant businesses were in the Vista or the quaint college setting of Five Points. Well no more, businesses are moving in and that includes the ever awesome Nickelodeon theater! http://www.nickelodeon.org/ We were really excited about going to the new theater which is housed in a tall narrow downtown historical building and to a movie called Beasts of the Southern Wild,
check out the trailer, this movie was amazing!!! I am ready to go back and see it again this week with Nate. The story is so heartfelt, the cinematography is incredible, the characters are delightful and it just reminds you what it is to be a child, to be a human, to love the ones you live with and to always find your way home. Please go see this film, you will love it. And if you love the South like I do, you will delight in one treasure after another watching this film.
The front face of the building looking up
SO after being completely moved by Beasts of the Southern Wild and its heroine Hushpuppy we headed over to the Sheraton Hotel which was a block away, to go up to its Rooftop Bar. AMAZING!!!!!!! What more can I say. Here are the pictures from our visit at this historic hotel. I love the architecture, I love the views, what more could you ask for? We entered the lobby decked out with octagon shaped, black & white mini tiles, there was a large vault straight ahead that was a part of the ambiance of the building that used to be host to a bank in its original splendor. To the left were the elevators, we climbed on, surrounded by beautiful old paneling and crown moulding, the doors closed behind us, we pushed the 16th floor button and up we went. After we got off we had to go up a narrow flight of stairs and duck under some low ceiling then up some stairs again. I let out a squeal of delight, we were above the city I love, the views were spectacular & a breeze was blowing through air, there couldn't be a more perfect evening, On Top of The World! With my girlfriends!
Reflection of the sheraton in the building across the street.
View of the State Capitol buliding.
I can see the Art School building where I took my classes in college! To the right is the famous rotating restaurant from the Worlds Fair.
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