Courtyard By Marriott Richmond West

... for school field trips and usually the boys like it more than the girls. I thought the grounds of it a little odd, not because of all of the cannons, which one might expect, but because the cannons are intermixed with short trees that are groomed into conical shapes, irregularly spaced about the place. I did not get near the Arc du Triomphe, but it is beautiful in the distance with a flag waving in the center. I’m told the tomb of the unknown ...

... ov** the edge if I didn't reply. Once he did this really fast punching action into the air infront of him which made me flinch. In the end, though, he didn't give me any trouble and got up and walked away to find someone else to share his hatred with. I was glad for my ally on the oth** side, and we chatted about the crazies you see at the bus station. Needless to say, I was one of the first to get back into the line when the bus arrived!

... the moneychangers, checking ATM, and credit card. Using credit cards directly with merchant was the easiest and for our trip averaged 3.75NIS to $1. ATM getting 3.8 but being pretty hard to do at several ATM’s where everything began in Hebrew. So if you had an English option you had to read Hebrew to know how to find English!

Cash with the money changers was the best rate (slightly) at 3.875 consistently

Well we started off right, but we hit lots of traffic on Rt. 95 heading into Mt.Vernon and Richmond. Made a historic pit stop at Mt. Vernon. Pretty impressive place. I almost embarrassed Kristi and had us kicked out for rubbing my face on General Washington's pillow. They take that stuff very seriously nowadays.

Then off to Richmond where we met Ryan and Kelly. First night...hotel...not bad.
We hit ...

Sunday July 26, 2009

Luba and I slept in until about 830am. Bevil and Stewart were, of course, up, dressed and waiting for us. Bevil and Stewart took us to O'Doul’s for breakfast and then afterwards took us to visit the family plot at the Hollywood Cemetery. It was great to see that Luba was actually interested to see where my father and family were buried. After a short ride through Richmond we headed back to the ...

... granddaughter and my daughter in law to read time at the library. After read time we went to the playground with 2 other ladies and their children. The children had lots of fun at the playground.

Saturday my granddaughter knock on the motor home door to wish me a happy birthday and to ask me if I wanted to have breakfast, then she said "in the motor home". Of course I know our son had sent her out to see if we wanted to come ...

... out Colonial Williamsburg. I was unimpressed. Watching people in historical costumes alternate between texting and bad acting isn't worth $40 to me. But the buildings were nice, and it was a pleasant little town to stroll around. But at no point did I feel I had been transported back to the 18th century. There's something less than authentic about vending machines with $3 bottles of water and ads announcing "Ye Must Be Thirsty. Quencheth It You Scallywag!" I ...

Sep 11 2008 (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 only.

... State Key Words: temple, James, Jefferson, Lee, Poe, revolution, confederate In 1780 Richmond was named capital of Virginia. However, at that time Virginia extended all the way to the Mississippi River! The borders of the state changed in later years. The Virginia capitol doesn't have a dome. It looks more like a Roman temple, with beautiful columns. It overlooks the James River and was designed by Thomas Jefferson. Inside is a statue of Robert E. Lee ...