Hampton Inn & Suites Charlottesville-At The University

... C******nay blend) and Tuscarora Red. Evidently the winemaker, Shepherd Rouse, is committed to creating at least a couple of very good $10 wines. Our hats are off to him. We also could not resist buying a bottle of the "ice wine" V d'Or ($20). They of course freeze the juice themselves - too far south to wait for mother nature.<br><br>Then east on 64 around Charlottesville, north on 29 to just ...

... one of only 26 remaining copies of the broadsheets printed to spread the news of the Declaration of Independence throughout the colonies. We were mooching about in the gift shop at closing time when an announcement was made that there was to be a special presentation to mark the occasion together with drinks and snacks. Well, needless to say, we didn&#8217;t need to be asked twice and we spent a very pleasant evening chatting to one of the curators and ...

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

... the famous traveling rock show &#8220;Lollapalooza.&#8221; For all the planning that went into this trip, Lollapalooza probably was easier to put together and may not have cost as much. <br><br>Pre-Trip<br><br>I made ever-changing lists of destinations, worked up a budget (which fluctuated several times due to changes in the exchange rate), and wore out my satellite modem doing online research on the locations and what there was to do once we ...

... it was, how full the small RV parking spots were, we knew we had made the right decision to leave Bree back at the campsite for another night..<br><br>Anyhow we joined a relatively short queue at the ticket counter, bought our tickets and were told that the next house tour with space was about a 40 minute wait &#8211; 'You&#8217;re busy today&#8217; we said&#8230;&#8217;You&#8217;re lucky" replied the nice ticket seller, "Over the week end ...

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 ...

whadda day!  We returned only 3 days ago from Christmas festivities in Kansas to a whirlwind of packing, cleaning and preparing.  We're nearly ready to go, though there's still left to do and it's quarter til 11.  We're over packed, so I need to a little streamlining our belongings.  Also, the cleaning ...

... like the colonial version of Chutes and Ladders board game. On the walls are portraits of whom Jefferson considered the "trinity of the greatest men the world has ever produced", Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon and John Locke. The house tour only included the rooms on the first floor. After seeing the 3 bedrooms, dining/tea room, we finished the tour outside on the North "l" shaped Porch. At the corner of the porch is a sun dial ...

somehow made it home in one piece. decided to take the interstate even though it would be longer. probably the same amount of time since i had to crawl through a lot of the roads on the way to Wisp. didn't manage the charging of the GPS well so it had no juice, i didn't have mapping software on the new work ...