The best-selling author shares secrets for experiencing his beloved home like a local.
Before he became aNew York Timesbest-selling author,Nicholas Sparkswas a pharmaceutical rep.
In the early 1990s, his employer transferred him to North Carolina.
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Unfamiliar with where he might want to live, he visited the city ofNew Bernin eastern North Carolina.
Thirty years later, he still calls New Bern home.
Im a small town guy, so I love the historic area and the downtown.
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I think its beautiful."
Where To Eat
Sparks loves a number of restaurants in New Bern.
He notes that all are reasonably priced and have great food.
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One thing he says everyone must try?
Memas Famous Strawberry Cake at Cypress Hall.
It changes with the seasons, and it’s just beautiful, he says.
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There are few places like it, he says.
There’s shade and theres a gazebo, he says.
Its a beautiful place to sit.
And once the sun goes down, theres still more to see.
You see a lot of stars here and shooting stars, he says.
It’s got its charms when you sit out and hear crickets, and theres fireflies too.
You just kind of let the day happen to you.
It’s very peaceful, and it’s very beautiful.
