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Fluvanna County

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    • Day 19

      Auf den Pfaden von Thomas Jefferson

      September 22, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Nach einer Nacht von Charlottesville besuchten wir heute das Haus von Thomas Jefferson, dem 3. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten und Autor der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitserklärung.

      Das Haupthaus von Monticello ist seit 1938 auf der Rückseite der amerikanischen 5-Cent Münze.

      Der Gang durch die altehrwürdigen Gebäude und durch die vielen verschiedenen Gärten und Gemüsefelder war für uns ein absoluter Genuss. Irgendwie fühlte man sich dem Präsidenten ganz nahe.
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    • Day 52

      Day 52 - Don't Marry A Blockhead

      October 29, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      More history today. Virginia is home to a large number of previous Presidents, particularly before the Civil War, and probably one of the most famous is Thomas Jefferson. His grand retirement home is called Monticello and that's where Alice, Melissa, Liam and I were going.

      It took a while to find parking but once in the site and a short bus journey to the top of the 'savage mountain' (as it was later referred to) we were at the house. There were a few smaller cabins and other buildings that we looked around whilst waiting for our timed entrance to the main house. A couple in particular stood out, and they were the slave quarters. The literature inside stressed that Jefferson treated his slaves better than most and however accurate the description, it doesn't soften the jarring realisation that Jefferson owned slaves. From the first President until 1850, only two were not slave owners, both of them named John Adams. The existence of both the Bill of Rights and the enterprise of slavery, or 'the paradox' as it is referred to, has been openly addressed in all the museums, houses and places of historical interest that we have visited. It is welcoming as a visitor to see that both sides of this paradox are explored and explained and I have left wanting to learn a great deal more.

      At 2pm we entered the main house in a small tour group. The tour guide was informative and jovial and pointed out all the contraptions and other inventions that Jefferson created as we moved through the rooms. In one of the rooms the tour guide mentioned that Jefferson's wife had said to her children that they had a one in thirteen chance of marrying a blockhead. By chance, blockhead had been Liam's favourite naughty word and when he heard it he looked up at Melissa, surprised and pleased to have heard someone else say it. It was pretty funny, made all the more so when someone is busily talking to a group of people listening intently.

      Towards the end of the tour we walked out into the garden and looked back at the house and its unusual dome feature. The tour guide mentioned that this view of the house can be seen on the older style nickel coins. The tour was very interesting and the whole Monticello experience was another fascinating look into American history. On the drive home we had a look around Charlottesville, another pretty Southern style town.

      In the evening I was I introduced to 'dirty rice' which is mince with rice that Alice and I enjoyed so much we kept going back for more. The evening involved more chatting and relaxing.

      Song of the Day:
      Martina McBride - Independence Day (Melissa's choice)
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    You might also know this place by the following names:

    Fluvanna County, مقاطعة فلوفانان, Флувана, ফউবান্না কাউন্টি, Condado de Fluvanna, Fluvanna konderria, Comté de Fluvanna, Fluvanna megye, Contea di Fluvanna, フルバナ郡, Konteth Fluvanna, Fluvanna Kūn, Hrabstwo Fluvanna, فلوووانا کاؤنٹی, Comitatul Fluvanna, Флуванна, Округ Флувана, فلووانا کاؤنٹی، ورجینیا, Quận Fluvanna, Condado han Fluvanna, 弗盧萬納縣

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