Sleep Inn & Suites Monticello
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“Manners are fun with Katherine the Great."
... she was glad I was here being looked after, and gave me her card to keep in touch. Something just clicked. We shared life stories, disasters, hopes and dreams… she hopes to take her family to London very soon “I HAVE to go, I HAVE to!” and she thinks it will be good for her kids to visit a country outside the Unites States. It really would be. I really hope that she makes it and takes that walk down Abbey road that she so wants to do.
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Barboursville Winery and The Barbeque Exchange
... techniques, the vineyard owners created a very successful Bordeaux blend, Octagon, which has been served to Queen Elizabeth and President Obama. During our visit we purchased another variety, the Cabernet Franc Select and packed it in our bags for sampling at home. The grounds we're very pretty and really reminded me of the Alsatian vineyards in France. We left Barboursville and drove into Gordonsville, a small historic town ...
Monticello and Reunion
Visiting Monticello brought my biographical readings about Thomas Jefferson to life. His estate is a grand mix of European and American architecture and lifestyle. The gardens are enormous - vegetable, fruit, flowers and trees. The effort of studying, documenting, cultivating and experimenting in just the gardens alone would take tremendous time. His home was the highlight of our tour. I loved seeing innovations such as a four-sided reading stand ...
Wolftrap Farm and Charlottesville
Woke up to the sound of horses and birds singing. The long road to the farm has a serious hill that gave both Steve and I a super-morning workout. We started exploring the grounds and Ron snapped a photo of the biggest snapping turtle we've ever seen. Decided not to try swimming in the pond but the cane poles are tempting. This area is home to many, many horse farms. Laurie, the owner of five horses stabled here, told ...
Arrival - Chicago, Atlanta, Charlottesville
... and drove to our one-week rental home located in the Gordonsville area. We are staying in an historical home built in 1856 called The Wolftrap Farm. It is beautifully decked out with decorations reflecting the horse hunting heritage of the area. The place is even registered as an historic home in Virginia. Our sleeping digs are in a second home on the property, the quaint and comfortable Pond House. Love the porch ...