Courtyard By Marriott Charlottesville North

... Everything was spotlessly clean. And the breakfast was even better. Broiled grapefruit (a little brown sugar, cinnamon and raisins on top), creme brulee french toast, bacon, fantastic coffee and orange juice. Sharon (the innkeeper) is just as helpful and sweet as can be. She is sending us on our way with wine tasting coupons into a dark and stormy day.<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br>

... down to the fibres which are then spun into the linen thread. Brilliant - and quite pleased to have introduced an educational element without the children realising it!<br><br>On our way back to Washington for our flight to Florida, our route took us through a small town called Appomattox Court House near Fredericksburg. I'm guessing that the majority of you will not have heard of this little place, but to Americans it is a highly significant ...

Um....yeah. Red wine, pinot noir, is my new friend. Got rowdy with Aaron and Luca. Kelly and Ed made an appearance as well. Went to the UVA vs William and Mary because we got free tickets from a gentleman named Davies. He had walked in on us smoking and could not have been any cooler. And even though UVA lost we had fun anyway. Lots of ...

<br>As we left Albany driving towards Charlottesville, i kept thinking how absurd it is that I have yet to ramble in my own backyard. I've lived in New York for years and yet, I've never traveled south of Philadelphia! Our first stop was Shepardstown, a beautiful college town with

Dean of University of Virginia's Curry School of Education invited us 8 interns to his house for a mixer. He told us that he lives in Pavillion #3 on the Lawn. We were like, what?? He lives on THE Lawn? The Lawn is a big quad with the Rotunda at one end and a long stretch of brick buildings on either side. There are only about 40 rooms, and it's a very prestigious place to live ...

... it came to pre-trip shopping. All told, I managed that pretty well. I ended up buying only a couple of books, both used, both written by Rick Steves: a pocket-sized German/Italian/French phrase book, and &#8220;Mona Winks&#8221; a humorous guide and walkthroughs of the highlights in Europe's top museums. Aside from &#8220;Mona Winks,&#8221; 100% of my research was done using online resources. Trip Advisor forums were integral. Being able to learn ...

... Front Royal which was a shame because I really wanted to stop at the kitchy Dinosaurland but alas no. We moved on and entered Skyline Drive that travles through Shenandoah National Park. Very cool drive! If you've never done it we would highly recommend it. The driving is slow since the speed limit is 35 mph but it's well worth the slow drive...beautiful vistas and great scenery everywhere. We saw wild turkey and plenty of deer gracing peacefully...peacefully that is ...

We had spent Wednesday night at Curt's parents house in Maryland so that we would be able to get an earlier start on Skyline drive.  The weather started out great, however as we got closer to Shenendoah National Park the sky looked like it was going to break open and begin pouring...not exactly what you'd want when your plans were to go hiking &amp; take in the view from Skyline Drive. <br><br>We stopped for ...

... days. Instead, I decided to make a detour and head to Charlottesville to see Thomas Jefferson's home, Monticello. First, I stopped off at the visitor center located south of Interstate 64 on Exit 121. The center has an exhibit of Thomas Jefferson's personnel items and the history of the Jefferson family along with the history of other families who lived on Monticello plantation including the slave families. I learned several ...

hopefully make it back home with some time to recover 20080322 ah, so good to be back home. familiar is good. weird driving back home. didn't have to think about it, was just on autopilot. probably weird because i wasn't reading signs or gps.