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Richmond Slideshow
Richmond
Travel Blogs from Richmond, United States
Preparing for the trip
Hi, Welcome to my travel blog. I haven't left yet I want to invite you to share my journey and ask questions. I will be in Paris on Friday (Nov. 18), visit Normany on Wednesday (Nov. 23) and Dachau concentration camp on Sunday, Nov ...
Heading Home
... two full bowls of fresh blueberries - yuuummyyyy. Anyway - we hit the road and chose some non-highway roads to get back to Richmond, and the roads we chose were once again great ones. Hardly any traffic, lots of beautiful scenery, and lots of twisties. ...
Stripes, snakes and sushi
... - one hound dog (onions and sauerkraut) and one chili dog both with hot fresh fries. There are over 900 restaurants in Richmond, but we managed to find one of the top 25 :-) Umi Sushi. Delicious sushi, teriyaki and delicately battered tempura served in a ...
In the Company of Heroes
... the Pearl Harbor bombing? More to come. After D-Day in Europe, the worst fighting was yet to happen at the Battle of the Bulge. More on that later. I have to get up at 3:00 to catch a 7:00 plane to Atlanta and then on to Richmond. See you on Monday. ...
Richmond and area, tour and War sites
... the tornado type weather passed right over Richmond and came down further to the east. I found, in my time in Richmond a great many important contradictions. British and Americans, North and South, Confederates and Federals, slave and free, tobacco ...
Mount Vernon & Richmond
... (9/11!) Picked up hire car & got caught up in the traffic going to the Pentagon for the Presidential Address. Motored south & called in at Mount Vernon, George Washington's country house - now nicely restored. Stopped at Richmond for one night ...
A Fine, Fast Day
Hi Everyone, Back on the road again on longer rides; today's was 86 miles. For the first time in a long while we had a negative headwind (we don't say the 'T' word in case the weather Gods take offence). We also got back into the land of ...
Back in the USA
I left Munich at about 11:00 a.m. and arrived at Dulles Airport in northern Virginia at 3:30 p.m. It was a long flight. Ironically, the young man seated next to me on the plane was in the Army. He had not been home for two ...
The pain has begun
Hey Everyone, We just got into Richmond last night. Corey from Wooster picked us up, so we are hanging out with him today to recoop a bit and stay out of holiday traffic. Luckily he lives by a giant 3 story high statue of Robert E Lee, so we are ...
The first glass of French wine was on the plane
The plane ride was uneventful and reasonably comfortable. I thought I was going to be trapped in the middle of the middle of the plane, but I was able to switch seats during online check-in and it made a huge difference. I got a wall in front of ...
Richmond VA
We hung out at my parents house in Virginia and spent a couple of days checking out the area. We went to D.C. one day and Omar shared his vast knowledge of art with me. The art museums were fantastic, and the Smithsonians are always ...
Getting ready to leave!
... on your lives and what is going on in the States (hardle5@wfu.edu). I am leaving Thursday the 28th from Richmond and meeting the rest of my group at JKF before the long flight to Africa. Hopefully I will have quite the adventure, ...
Day ? West Virginia to Richmond, Indiana
... and other than stopping for lunch we drove all the way through Ohio and just barely into Indiana where we found a great KOA here in Richmond. We have had an almost unbearably hot day travel ling and I cannot tell you how great it felt to jump into the ...
My accountant called. It's time toTURN LEFT!
Road Block! My accountant called and it's time to head West. I've already been to most of the Northeast so I'm turning left at Virginia. I've already been to most of the Northeast and the idea is to visit places I've never been. There will be another ...
My hero!
Got a great start today! We had in 300 miles by noon! Stopped at a rest stop this morning and I came out and found Chris chatting with 2 characters. He chats with anyone. Of course they were interested in the trailer and how it pulls ...
Procrastination
So it's the day of the long awaited trip and I have to be proud of the fact that I am sticking with traditional Gabe fasion, of course I mean by waiting till minutes before my trip to finish my packing. Its 5 hrs and 32 mins until ...
And Miles to go before I sleep
Six days before we leave for Europe. I'm very excited about this trip the but stress of making sure everything is together before I leave...is a little rough. Josh and I will start off in Dublin, Ireland for the first 4 days of the trip, just tooling ...
Moving Companies
Looking for Moving Companies and getting Free Moving Quotes has never been easier,we all know that choosing the right Moving Company can be a prety difficult process, if you're going cross-country or just moving crosstown. the relocation process can ...
Richmond - Vir-gin-i-a
... We just drove past the Pentagon and the Washington Monument!! The driver is telling lots of stories about conspiracy theories! Richmond - here we come! Can it get any bigger than this? More on the Washington Monument here See the map of ...
Virginia 2007
Charlottesville After our two day drive across the Country via Nashville went by pretty quickly. We arrived in Richmond to see one of the final American Idols shows down in the bar as our TV in the room didn't get Fox. The next morning we went to ...
Then end
Our last traveling day went smoothly enough. I was tempted to get a last pint of cider at the airport bar, but opted for tea instead, given the hour of the morning. We spent our last pocketful of Euros in the vending machine at the airport where we ...
Folk, fun and visiting another friend :)
The next stop on my trip brought me to Richmond, Virginia. I met my friend (Megan) earlier in the year in Berlin and it was great to see her again. I am so thankful to her for having me and making me feel so welcome. She is always welcome to visit in the ...
We're Going to a Nascar Race
Off to the races. Sprint Car and Nationwide series. 14 hour bus trip on the VIP racing fans bus. Tailgate BBQ, shopping, racing and more. Should be a ...