Driving past the Luray Caves (we went the last time we were in Virginia and ran out of time this time) we saw a sign saying "Singing Tower" and the times and days for the next show. So we figured out our schedule and managed to go. The Singing Tower is a carillon, like [...]
Category: US Road trip
Virginia-Pack’s Frozen Custard
On our way back to the bunkhouse we were staying at from the Belle Grove Plantation we stopped for frozen custard. There seem to be several Pack's Frozen Custard's around Virginia, small little stands. Custard tends to have a thickness to it that what we ordered didn't have. I ordered a cheesecake oreo pack attack, [...]
Virginia-Belle Grove Plantation
Belle Grove Plantation is a historic 1797 Manor House that housed Major Issac Hite and his family along with the land. The site is broken into two parts, the house and the land. The house has a paid tour of the indoor space, none of which is air conditioned and it also includes a film that [...]
Virginia-West Main Market
Whenever we go to Virginia. Which isn't often, we have to make a stop here. The West Main Market is a little Delicatessen in Luray Virginia. When we went I ordered the Ham and Brie grilled panini. It is served on sourdough bread and includes dijon mustard and asparagus. Despite being a delicatessen the cheese, [...]
Virginia-Mill Street Grill
For Lunch/Brunch before the wedding we ate quickly at Mill Street. Since they were still serving brunch I couldn't pass it up and ordered their French Toast. They brought out bread to our table first, I liked the way they made it. My french toast was egg bread dipped in egg batter with cinnamon and sugar. [...]
Virginia- By and By
Before the my cousin's wedding we went out exploring. I had noticed a cafe on the corner and we went over. The coffee shop was By and By, the old Coffee on the Corner. It includes a beer garden and hosts weekly movie nights. We arrived right when they opened on Sunday morning and I ordered [...]
Virginia- Stonewall Jackson Hotel
After my trip with my aunt, uncle, and cousins to Wisconsin I met up with my sisters and parents and headed to Virginia for a cousins wedding and family reunion. We stayed for a night at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, which opened in 1924. It has a nice old-fashioned classy air to it and parking [...]
Wisconsin-Lake Nichols
One of our first stops when we got to Boulder Junction was to stop by the visitor center. Fishtrap Lake, at least where we were wasn't very swimmer friendly, since it was more grassy water than sandy. We asked the lady working for suggestions on swimming and hiking and fishing. For swimming she suggested Lake [...]
Wisconsin- Downtown Bolder Junction
Bolder Junction Wisconsin was the small town near where we stayed on Fishtrap Lake. So we drove into town for supplies, wandered around, went to events and shops. Bolder Junction is home of the musky, a dinosaur like fish. The gas station is also the grocery, which when we went was still in the midst [...]
Wisconsin-Fishtrap Lake
The original plan for my second summer trip was to go with my aunt, uncle and cousins (and Max, their dog) to Georgia, to visit another aunt. However that aunt called and said it was way to hot, and after melting in Saint Louis we decided to run away North and to enjoy [...]