Although the NPS website was predicting peak color Columbus Day weekend, it turned out to be far from it. There were pockets of color, but mostly the park was still green. Which was a huge improvement from my first visit!
October 17, 2010
Shenandoah - Revisited (#22)
Although the NPS website was predicting peak color Columbus Day weekend, it turned out to be far from it. There were pockets of color, but mostly the park was still green. Which was a huge improvement from my first visit!
Monticello - Revisited (#21)
During a recent weekend in Virginia I returned to Monticello because I was very taken with it on my first visit. They've also recently added a "Behind the Scenes" tour to the schedule which I just couldn't resist. During the BTS tour you visit the second and 3rd floors, with the highlight being the dome room. While the 2nd and 3rd floors are still being restored (mostly empty rooms) you are allowed to take photos in those parts of the house. I loved Monticello more on this visit than I did on the first, remarkable since I didn't think I could love it more.
From the inside..
And the outside...
Thomas Jefferson did not want to waste space on staircases so he built two (1 on each end of the house) that were 22 inches wide and steeper than any pioneer home I've ever been in. Going up, not so bad...coming down, SCARY!
The third floor "attic" doors had these holes cut in them. To let the cats in and out. Awesome!
#41 The Inn at Little Washington
The Inn at Little Washington
As with The Homestead, The Inn at Little Washington is a place I cannot afford to sleep or dine...dinner at a Chef's table will run you $300 - $450 per person, however they have recently started selling box lunches for hungry traveler's passing through on the weekend. Since the most famous thing about The Inn is Patrick O'Connell I vowed to try every single thing in the lunch, regardless of my normal preferences. I will say this...if Patrick O'Connell is cooking, I will eat anything he puts in front of me (except shell fish, because come on, even he can't escape the allergy). It was all so, so delicious.
Seriously! What even is this? Besides delicious that is.
As with The Homestead, The Inn at Little Washington is a place I cannot afford to sleep or dine...dinner at a Chef's table will run you $300 - $450 per person, however they have recently started selling box lunches for hungry traveler's passing through on the weekend. Since the most famous thing about The Inn is Patrick O'Connell I vowed to try every single thing in the lunch, regardless of my normal preferences. I will say this...if Patrick O'Connell is cooking, I will eat anything he puts in front of me (except shell fish, because come on, even he can't escape the allergy). It was all so, so delicious.
Seriously! What even is this? Besides delicious that is.
#40 The Homestead
The Homestead
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia is a hotel that is waaay out of my price range, but that didn't stop me from walking around the grounds and pretending to be a guest. (I got asked if I knew where the croquet was.) It's a very Kellerman-esque resort where I picture well to do families spending a week learning how to Mamba.
The best part is that in the spa courtyard the famous hot springs empty into a pool that is enclosed behind a balustrade. However, there are cutouts all around the pool with benches over the water - designed specifically to sit and soak your feet. So I did.
The Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia is a hotel that is waaay out of my price range, but that didn't stop me from walking around the grounds and pretending to be a guest. (I got asked if I knew where the croquet was.) It's a very Kellerman-esque resort where I picture well to do families spending a week learning how to Mamba.
The best part is that in the spa courtyard the famous hot springs empty into a pool that is enclosed behind a balustrade. However, there are cutouts all around the pool with benches over the water - designed specifically to sit and soak your feet. So I did.
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