We have been stuck in Columbia SC for four nights, due to a cancellation in Wise VA. Today we leave for Danville VA to resume our concert schedule. However, during the time we've been here, the only places to go to have been situated around what I can only describe as an endless mall, stretching as far as the eye can see. You start out walking and just when you think there's no more commercial area, then you see a whole line of new stores.

Definitely not pedestrian friendly however! Crossing streets with no crosswalks, no provision for timing for pedestrians to cross against sometimes 3-4 lanes of onrushing traffic. Whew! And me with sore knees!

America... the home of the brave (pedestrian) and the allmighty automobile! Image below of the exact area is taken from GoogleEarth. Our hotel is a small dot near the center of the pic, next to the two white roofed buildings.