Red Roof Charlottesville

... 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>

... also a somewhat contradictory character: the same man who wrote the wonderfully idealistic Declaration of Independence in which he stated "all men are created equal" and that all men had the right to &#8220;Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness&#8221;, continued to own, buy and sell slaves all his life&#8230; <br><br>We were very lucky with the timing of our visit there. We happened to be at Monticello on the opening night of a two-day exhibition ...

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

Among the myriad traditions at UVA, one that is going on right now is called "the midsummers". For one reason or another, UVA students come back to the campus in the middle of the summer to parrrty like the wahoos that they are. A couple interns had friends over, and it was just one big party.<br><br>The night is somewhat of a blur... I went to a pseudo ...

... summer of 2008. The children were finally at an age where they would be able to appreciate taking this trip. And the realization hit me that in a very short time, K would be driving and probably working a summer job. Thus, there would likely never be a better opportunity to take the children for an extended trip. So, in August of 2008 I began planning for July of 2009 what was to later be affectionately named &#8220;Europalooza,&#8221; in honor ...

... at our usual Wendy's in Manassas, Va (were we always stop on I-66) and decided that the National Park just wasn't going to be a good idea for today.  So we pulled out the I-Phone and started looking for other activities to keep us busy till about 6pm, which was when our friends were expecting us.  <br><br>We picked a new route, route 29...it was a great scenic drive from Manasas to Charlottesville!  We ...

... flight check with plently of time to spare. Unfortunately Ricky had a full cabin baggage check which ruined all his tidy packing from the night before and revealed some contraband items which shall remain nameless but were confiscated by a delighted but otherwise bored customs officer. We have spent a great afternoon at ACAC a fantastic multi use fitness and recreation facility in ...