Virginia
Наконец-то я добралась до Вирджинии. Вернее, до части ее так как Вирджиния вообще-то большая.
Столько истории в этом штате! Столько президентов этот штат "родил". Кстатии, Джефферсон, Мадисон, и Монро были друзьями, оказывается.
Мы "жили" в Шарлоттсвилле и ездили каждый день на трипы в районе 1-1.5 часов езды. Удивительно что в Шарлоттсвилле много вкусных ресторанов и много всяких разных магазинов. Рядом с нашей гостиницей были ТРИ продовольственных магазина. Правда эти все магазины какие-то пустые были (за счет чего они еще "живут"?)
С погодой не очень повезло. Я ожидала что будет 60+, а было холодно (только пару дней было 60-70-80), а остальные совсем холодные. Плюс, еще не везде и не всё цвело. Думаю что через месяц там будет намного веселей.
Посетила такие вот места:
Шарлоттсвилл -- Monticello. The great and the ugly. It’s a history of a smart and educated man Thomas Jefferson who had a great life that he highly enjoyed... enjoyed so much that he died well in debt and a history of slaves and broken lives. You can drive up to Monticello and then take a shuttle to an actual estate but we are not looking for an easy way out, especially on such a sunny day. So we hiked a 2 mile trail and another 1 mile trail each way. 🙂 First ‘hike’ in like 1.5 yrs. Ash Lawn-Highland -- what was left of the 5th President of the United States, James Monroe, home. Learned interesting facts - he was one of the 3 presidents who died on 4th of July, he was one of the two presidents who was not challenged when he went for second term, and he was great friends with the other two presidents - Madison and Jefferson. We also visited Virginia University campus (Rotunda, the Lawn, Fralin museum of art, etc). Loved this campus.
Staunton was an important city and has a rich history. Although nowadays I felt like calling it the dead city as I could barely see anyone on the streets. We visited Woodrow Wilson’s presidential library and home. He was a dyslexic as a child yet managed to get a law degree, become a President of Princeton, a US Senator, and later 28th president of the United States. The only president with a PhD. We also visited Frontier Culture Museum - an outdoor museum which told a story of the people who migrated from the Old World to America and the live they created in the Shenandoah Valley.
Luray -- Cavens as well as a Toy Museum and Car and Carriage Museum (which included carriages for children as well). Cool stuff!
Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive. Limberlost Trail - the only stroller friendly trail in the park. But oops, there is snow on the ground. Martyshka is back on the sling. Plus, he seems to like the sling - gives him more visibility. Continued the day at the children’s museum/gym and ended with a dinner and gelato. He was a fan of gelato.
Richmond -- Executive Mansion, Canal Walk, Main Street Station, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Maymont
Natural Bridge and Lexington. Lexington has a cozy historic district and is home to a very cute Washington and Lee University campus.
Harrisonburg -- Quilt Museum. Jewelry Museum. Explore More Discovery (children’s museum). Judith J Cartier Arboretum
Про едальные места -- я обычно не запоминаю, к сожалению, но реально почти все места было на 5. В Шарлоттсвилле понравились Maya Restaurant, Citizen Burger Bar (я не по бургерам, но ооочень вкусно было), Burtons Grill & Bar (аж два раза ходили, оба раза не ошиблись). И и еще, джелатто на меин стрит тоже огого.
Столько истории в этом штате! Столько президентов этот штат "родил". Кстатии, Джефферсон, Мадисон, и Монро были друзьями, оказывается.
Мы "жили" в Шарлоттсвилле и ездили каждый день на трипы в районе 1-1.5 часов езды. Удивительно что в Шарлоттсвилле много вкусных ресторанов и много всяких разных магазинов. Рядом с нашей гостиницей были ТРИ продовольственных магазина. Правда эти все магазины какие-то пустые были (за счет чего они еще "живут"?)
С погодой не очень повезло. Я ожидала что будет 60+, а было холодно (только пару дней было 60-70-80), а остальные совсем холодные. Плюс, еще не везде и не всё цвело. Думаю что через месяц там будет намного веселей.
Посетила такие вот места:
Шарлоттсвилл -- Monticello. The great and the ugly. It’s a history of a smart and educated man Thomas Jefferson who had a great life that he highly enjoyed... enjoyed so much that he died well in debt and a history of slaves and broken lives. You can drive up to Monticello and then take a shuttle to an actual estate but we are not looking for an easy way out, especially on such a sunny day. So we hiked a 2 mile trail and another 1 mile trail each way. 🙂 First ‘hike’ in like 1.5 yrs. Ash Lawn-Highland -- what was left of the 5th President of the United States, James Monroe, home. Learned interesting facts - he was one of the 3 presidents who died on 4th of July, he was one of the two presidents who was not challenged when he went for second term, and he was great friends with the other two presidents - Madison and Jefferson. We also visited Virginia University campus (Rotunda, the Lawn, Fralin museum of art, etc). Loved this campus.
Staunton was an important city and has a rich history. Although nowadays I felt like calling it the dead city as I could barely see anyone on the streets. We visited Woodrow Wilson’s presidential library and home. He was a dyslexic as a child yet managed to get a law degree, become a President of Princeton, a US Senator, and later 28th president of the United States. The only president with a PhD. We also visited Frontier Culture Museum - an outdoor museum which told a story of the people who migrated from the Old World to America and the live they created in the Shenandoah Valley.
Luray -- Cavens as well as a Toy Museum and Car and Carriage Museum (which included carriages for children as well). Cool stuff!
Shenandoah National Park. Skyline Drive. Limberlost Trail - the only stroller friendly trail in the park. But oops, there is snow on the ground. Martyshka is back on the sling. Plus, he seems to like the sling - gives him more visibility. Continued the day at the children’s museum/gym and ended with a dinner and gelato. He was a fan of gelato.
Richmond -- Executive Mansion, Canal Walk, Main Street Station, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Maymont
Natural Bridge and Lexington. Lexington has a cozy historic district and is home to a very cute Washington and Lee University campus.
Harrisonburg -- Quilt Museum. Jewelry Museum. Explore More Discovery (children’s museum). Judith J Cartier Arboretum
Про едальные места -- я обычно не запоминаю, к сожалению, но реально почти все места было на 5. В Шарлоттсвилле понравились Maya Restaurant, Citizen Burger Bar (я не по бургерам, но ооочень вкусно было), Burtons Grill & Bar (аж два раза ходили, оба раза не ошиблись). И и еще, джелатто на меин стрит тоже огого.