I neglected to write up our trip to Williamsburg in December, but we had a marvelous time for four days right before Christmas. We saw the Colonial part of town which was terrific as usual, the Jamestown Settlement recreation which was much improved over the last time I visited, stayed in a great little condo (thanks, Janet!), and visited with some dear friends from long ago and far away. A perfect pre-Christmas family vacation. (Photos are on flickr.)
In February, we spent part of a Saturday in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which is about an hour or so south of here. It was about as I remember it, and we enjoyed walking around the historic downtown area. We also made a stop at their lovely library for a break and a few quick stories.
On our walk, we happened upon a unique bakery called Eileen's which was in an old converted church (no pun intended). The goods were very lovely, and some of them were quite delicious. Clockwise from lower left: Raspberry Cheese Danish (good), Cranberry-Walnut Upside Down cake (really good), Almond Bear Claw (awesome), Apple Tart (really good), and Vanilla Cupcake (totally bland: where was the butter- or the vanilla for that matter?). We also drank "Steamed Vanillas" (hot vanilla milk) which were sweet and satisfying on a brisk day.
As we wind up our time here in Virginia, we have a few more places on the "must see" list. Hopefully we can fit it all in. If not, we'll just have to come back soon.
3 comments:
Lovely, makes me a little homesick.
Maren, you haven't been to Culpeper yet...........come visit.
See? We'll have to keep coming back. There's so much to do! Andrea, when are you all coming to Vermont?
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