In search of history....
13 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
And we’re off again. This time to explore all of the history Virginia has to offer.
Hondos
13 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Lunch before heading to Old Town Alexandria.
“This upscale steakhouse takes the cake, with white linen tablecloths and formal servers who stand at the ready to refill drinks and baskets of warmMeer informatie
Old Town Alexandria
13 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in a 1790’s building across from Market Square.
Virtue Feed and Grain
13 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
After a quick trip to the Safeway 3 blocks from our apartment, we headed out for our Wilson Nicoll Memorial happy hour. Discounted drinks and bar bites that would bring a tear to a Scot’s eye.
Bonnie BenedictAs it turns out Virginia seems to have many places that do happy hour and discounted bar bites. Who knew ?
Bonnie BenedictAmong other resources. But only found out about the happy hour etc when we went.
Mount Vernon
14 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
Toured the mansion, outbuildings and the grounds. Even had a chance to chat with young Martha Washington. Sadly, we were too early to see George’s Christmas camel. Would love to return for that andMeer informatie
Magnolias
14 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Cocktails and dinner a few mere blocks from our apartment. Too much to see at Mount Vernon to take time to eat.
Morning Surprise
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌨 0 °C
Woke up to this, this morning. Good thing folks here know how to handle snow, cause we’re headed to Charlottesville this afternoon.
Cafe 44 on the Potomac
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Decided to put our luggage and hoof it over to Cafe 44 for lunch. Not our best move. Arrived with soaked feet from melting snow and sleet, but the view and warm soup made up for it.
A. Smith Bowman Distillery
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
En route to Charlottesville, we stopped in Fredericksburg for a distillery tour. Learned a few things we hadn’t learned while traveling the bourbon trail. This distillery stores their barrels onMeer informatie
R&R Antiques
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Also, made a stop in Fredericksburg at an antique mall. Alas, we didn’t see anything we couldn’t live without.
Belmont Flat Air B&B
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Our home base in Charlotte.
The Local
15 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
An amazing locally sourced dinner and cocktails located a mere 3/10 of a mile from our Air B&B.
Monticello
16 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 7 °C
Sunny, beautiful, brisk day for our visit. Great tour guides for our tour of the house as well as for the “Slavery at Monticello” tour. Big change from my last visit. They were definitely notMeer informatie
Jefferson Vineyards
16 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
Shared a lovely wine tasting after our day at Monticello. All were tasty. Brought back a few bottles to enjoy when we’re tucked back in at night.
The Local - Take 2
16 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
It was SO good last night, we needed to go back.
Appomatox Court House National Park
17 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Learned a lot today. Especially how Lincoln set the stage for a respectful surrender and reunification.
Charlottesville Downtown Mall
17 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
A section of downtown Charlottesville closed off for street traffic. Restaurants, bars music venues and street performers galore.
Bonnie BenedictHow can that be bad? We just took a stroll waiting to eat until we got back to our Air B&B neighborhood.
Tavola
17 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
A gal at the Jefferson Winery told us their cocktails were excellent. They were right.
Farm Bell Kitchen
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Delicious brunch at this restaurant which is part of the Dinsmore House inn.
“The Dinsmore Boutique Inn takes its name from the home’s architect and builder, James Dinsmore. Perhaps no otherMeer informatie
University of Virginia
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Factory Antique Mall
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
The largest antique mall in America at 121,000 square feet. This bowl played a large part in set dressing for the AMC series “Turn” and the film Lincoln.”
Saint John's Episcopal Curch - Richmond
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
The church where Patrick Henry gave his famous “Give me liberty, or give me death” speech. Unfortunately, we arrived too late for the tour. Will do that when we head back to Richmond on Wednesday.
Church Hill North Historic District
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The Church Hill Historic Area preserves about 70 antebellum houses that give some impression of what Richmond was like before the Civil War.
Nicholas-Tyler House
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 8 °C
We got bumped to a house when they couldn’t fill the inn. Woo hoo!
The Hounds Tale
18 november 2018, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 7 °C
Cocktails and dinner in a dog themed restaurant.