The Birdnest Inn
Augusta Cup
Today’s Roadside America photo is of a very
Big Cup outside an empty building. The cup has gone through several name changes (Lily Tulip – Solo – Dart), due to corporate mergers, but it remains a cup among giants.
James U. Jackson
So as not to slight the founder of North Augusta, SC, by posting a photo of the City of Aiken’s founder on Thursday, I took a selfie with James Urquhart Jackson this morning. I cannot find any information on how accurate his statue’s likeness is, but maybe because he founded his town in the 1890s compared to Mr. Aiken’s some 50 years earlier, there might have been actual photos of Mr. Jackson.
Because I was a dodo head when I made my VRBO reservation for my stay in the Aiken/Augusta area, what I thought was 5 nights turned out to be 3. When I realized my mistake, it was too late to stay in that one place I had picked out in North Augusta. So, I made a separate reservation for 2 nights in a B&B just south of Aiken. That’s the lead photo above, and it is called The Birdnest Inn.
Chickens in my Room
When I checked in, the host mentioned that I had reserved the smallest room in the place, but seeing as I am the only guest, she upgraded me to the largest room. As with 95% of Bed & Breakfast places, it is decorated with impeccable style and usually in theme with the name of the inn, and this is no exception. I’m staying in the Mockingbird Suite, but there is no mockingbird decor, but I do have chickens, so I’ll have fresh eggs for breakfast.
