Day Two
On day two of our trip we went to Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. We loved this place. We took the "family friendly" version of the house tour and enjoyed it so much. Our guide was great with the children. In some of the rooms the children sat on the floor and looked around for clues. In one of the rooms the guide had talked about how Thomas Jefferson's daughter Martha and her family had come to live with him. When she came to live them she had eight children. The guide exclaimed "Can you imagine that many children! And then she had three more. Can you imagine that many children running around here!" Terry and I looked at each other and chuckled. Great tour. A little pricey for the amount of time we got to spend in the actual home, but I am so glad we were able to see this. Thomas Jefferson was a brilliant man. They also had some hands on activites for the children and a hands on discovery center. We learned a lot that day.
We also went to the University of Virginia. Our nephew R. just graduated from there. His senior year he had the privilege of living on the lawn. R. was out of town when we visited his family so we took a picture of us in front of his old room. Behind the professors housing were these beautiful gardens. It was so fairy tale-ish.
That wraps up day two!
Beautiful!!
Posted by: Christian Louboutin UK | October 31, 2012 at 05:15 AM
Beautiful!!
Posted by: Julie | July 15, 2012 at 05:50 PM