Inn on Poplar Hill
Travel Blogs from Orange
Mountains trees and snow
... ranged from 2400ft to 3500ft - high enough that there was still a far bit of snow around. The temp outside was a good 15 degrees C so the kids were out in the snow in T-shirts and in Kerrin's case barefoot as well!!
Linda developed a bladder infection they day before - the home remedy of drinking lots of water meant that we kept having to make pitstops....One of these, at ...
“Manners are fun with Katherine the Great."
... patiently hugging me, until she couldn’t hold it in any longer: “it’s not what you want to hear right now… but you smell incredible!” And the giggling began.
Thus began my unplanned week of rest and recovery in Charlottesville, Virginia. Jessie and Kat let me explode all over their lounge room for four days and nights, Kat bought me a bed to sleep on (I still feel bad about that!) and Jessie very graciously, despite ...
Barboursville Winery and The Barbeque Exchange
... techniques, the vineyard owners created a very successful Bordeaux blend, Octagon, which has been served to Queen Elizabeth and President Obama. During our visit we purchased another variety, the Cabernet Franc Select and packed it in our bags for sampling at home. The grounds we're very pretty and really reminded me of the Alsatian vineyards in France. We left Barboursville and drove into Gordonsville, a small historic town ...
Wolftrap Farm and Charlottesville
... Thomas Jefferson has his handprints on everything in this region. He founded the UVA village in 1819 and the state university opened in 1825, one year before Jefferson's death. We walked along the historic section he planned which included 10 pavilions with pillars lining a huge lawn and facing the library. The library is called the Rotunda and was modeled after the Parthenon - it was under massive remodeling so we ...
Bike problems - Orange VA - Best divert ever!
... is 82 years of age. What a bloody legend. The dealership was packed with memorabilia, dating back to the 1950s and earlier. Harley heaven.
The thing that did it for me was a picture of Hoss and his son, Palmer at Daytona Beach (Bike Week) from 1977 hanging on the wall, the Harley rider at time had just one the speedway as was #1 - a great picture for father and son and great to see it on display. The service ...
Location
Amenities
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
- Kids activities or Babysitting
- Pets allowed