Jefferson’s Creativity at Monticello amidst a Lafayette Sighting
Visiting Monticello gives one a glimpse into Thomas Jefferson, Renaissance man of America: statesman, architect, inventor, scientist, horticulturist…
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Reconstruction at Montpelier amidst Lafayette Sighting
The morning after a full day in Washington DC, we packed up the van to drive to our next hotel in Charlottesville. …
Lafayette at Mount Vernon, a Gristmill, and a Boat Ride
George Washington had a long resume: Imagine…General Washington riding on his horse, after 8 long years at war, finally coming home. Returning Home Imagine…
Finding Lafayette at Arlington House in Arlington National Cemetery
Arriving late in the day from Colonial Williamsburg, we visited Arlington National Cemetery. Our first stop was Arlington House, which beguiled me…
My Colonial Love at Williamsburg’s Vintage Motor Inns
And then we arrived in beautiful Virginia! Blue Ridge Mountains Enjoying a picnic lunch at a roadside overlook from I-64, we admired…
ABC Surprise Hurricanes on our 2004 trip to Virginia
Enthusiastically we packed for the kids’ first trip to Virginia to visit Colonial Williamsburg, Mount Vernon, and Monticello. The kids who had…