We went back to Chattanooga downtown again to see more sites.\u00a0 We started by driving up the bluff to Lookout Point, the site of an \u201calmost battle\u201d between the North and the South during the Civil War.\u00a0 It was an \u201calmost battle\u201d because the South saw the North coming from a long way off and during the night as the North was climbing up the bluff, the South snuck down to the more protective fort at Chattanooga ridge (downtown Chattanooga today).\u00a0 The North kept lookout point, and surrounded the South in Chattanooga.\u00a0 The South surrendered, thus giving up this major train and boat hub to the Southern States.\u00a0 With this victory (and the victory at Vicksburg), the North effectively cut off the Southern supply line for the rest of the war.<\/p>\n
So, after that, we went to the downtown art district that we had missed yesterday.\u00a0 The district consisted of two art galleries, one of which we toured, and a whole lot of coffee houses and boutique restaurants.\u00a0 We had a fantastic Italian lunch at one of those places.\u00a0 The gallery was exceptional as well.<\/p>\n
In the evening, we went to Uncle Johnny\u2019s restaurant.\u00a0 The whole reason for having the family reunion in Chattanooga was so we could meet Uncle Johnny and his family.\u00a0 Since he runs two restaurants, he doesn\u2019t have time to go anywhere and as a result, most of us had never met him.\u00a0 He hosted all 18 of us in his Teriyaki Hut and we took many pictures.\u00a0 It was so nice to meet his family.\u00a0 His 19-year-old daughter, Grace, is an amazing young lady \u2013 very interesting to talk to.\u00a0 After dinner, Grace took us all to 31 flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We went back to Chattanooga downtown again to see more sites.\u00a0 We started by driving up the bluff to Lookout Point, the site of an \u201calmost battle\u201d between the North and the South during the Civil War.\u00a0 It was an … Continue reading