Tag: Virginia
Richmond, VA: Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
When traveling, my husband loves to make me walk long distances to visit Cathedrals. Not to attend Mass, but merely to stick our heads in & say “nice.” Example: the time he made me walk across a highway overpass & up several large hills in Seattle to get to their not-at-all-centrally-located-but-extremely-gorgeous-Cathedral. While I might complain…
Richmond, VA: Monument Avenue
Walking down Monument Avenue doesn’t really feel like walking down a street in a small-sized U.S. city – it feels more like strolling around Paris or Barcelona. The first plans for Richmond’s grand, tree-lined, grassy-median boulevard were drawn up during a search for the perfect location to build a moument to Richmond’s Confederate hero, Robert E. Lee.…
Richmond, VA: Restaurant Review: The Urban Farmhouse
We weren’t really looking for somewhere to have a pre-dinner snack. But as we wandered down the cobblestone streets of the Shockoe Slip, an inviting corner cafe caught my eye. Large floor to ceiling windows let gorgeous light into the industrial, comfortable space. We glanced at the menu posted outside & immediately decided to stop…
Richmond, VA: Museum of the Confederacy & the Southern White House
I grew up in the south. Well, sort of. I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, but grew up in Tampa, Florida, which is mostly just full of transplanted northerners who got sick of the winter. But the two years I spent living in Tallahassee, Florida, a capital city plopped in the middle of the very…
Richmond: Breakfast, Dinner, & Dinner*
Over the Independence Day long weekend, we journeyed down to Richmond, Virginia. I am embarrassed to say that I have been a Virginian for over six years & yet this is the first time I have been to the state’s capital. But I have a good excuse! The drive that is supposed to take two…
Alexandria, VA: Non-Fourth-of-July Fireworks
In Alexandria, we roll a little differently from the rest of the country. While many places across the nation adjust the schedule of their Independence Day fireworks to fit work schedules (holding them on Saturday instead of Sunday, etc.), here in Alexandria, we totally skip the whole Fourth of July thing.Why? Because our great city…