Fairfield Inn & Suites Fredericksburg
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Blue Ridge Parkway
... to cover the last few miles in darkness on the Interstate. A planned stop in Charlottesville was unfortunately not possible as it was Varsity football night and all the once-cheap motels were very expensive and full with no other option, we had to drive on to Richmond and spend the night in a terrible full motel in a smoking room - but these are the things that make a road trip!
We were so far from Charlottesville and Monticello by then ...
Capital City
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Shame the reflecting pool was drained and the fact you can't really get that close to The White house
After our 90 minute walking tour we hit Target and I rocked some real food (All this for $2.50)
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Commercialism
... to watch. I'm sure if you are really a techie or a teen who can't go anywhere without their connections to the world, you are already getting a constant stream of commercials through your phone or iPad. Will we get to the point where we don't even have a choice? Commercials will stream into our lives and our homes automatically and it will be impossible to turn them off? Oh I do hope not.
We also went to ...
A brief tour of Virginia's Civil War battlefields
... retains its Civil War character. A one mile walking tour around the first battlefield is situated immediately adjacent to the Henry Hill Visitor Center. An 18 mile driving tour takes you to the highlights of the Second Manassas Battlefield (use the free park brochure for the highlights of this second battle: don't bother renting or buying the accompanying CD unless you want LOTS of details). The ...
Into the Breach
... repulsed General Lee. Also next to the #15 tee box, you find the remains of the earthwork left by Union artillery units as they guard another Rappahannock crossing point, Banks Ford. The golf course management reveled in the historic setting by providing blue and gray golf carts and having cannon tee markers. After a round at Cannon Ridge, you do feel like you have gone through a battle with ...