Jefferson Vineyards
16 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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.
Monticello
16 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 not Czytaj więcej
The Local
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
An amazing locally sourced dinner and cocktails located a mere 3/10 of a mile from our Air B&B.
Belmont Flat Air B&B
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Our home base in Charlotte.
R&R Antiques
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 1 °C
Also, made a stop in Fredericksburg at an antique mall. Alas, we didn’t see anything we couldn’t live without.
A. Smith Bowman Distillery
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌧 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 on Czytaj więcej
Cafe 44 on the Potomac
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ❄️ 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.
Morning Surprise
15 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌨 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.
Magnolias
14 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ 🌙 5 °C
Cocktails and dinner a few mere blocks from our apartment. Too much to see at Mount Vernon to take time to eat.
Mount Vernon
14 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☀️ 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 and Czytaj więcej
Virtue Feed and Grain
13 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 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.
Old Town Alexandria
13 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Our 1 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in a 1790’s building across from Market Square.
Hondos
13 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ⛅ 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 warm Czytaj więcej
In search of history....
13 listopada 2018, Stany Zjednoczone ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
And we’re off again. This time to explore all of the history Virginia has to offer.
