My wife Patty has been to Richmond four times now, but thanks to my weekends here, this trip actually knew some places to visit. Our day of exploring ended with dinner at The Boathouse which was a first time for both of us. It had come highly recommended, and have to say (though I am no food critic) that it was very, very good. We got there early, but it filled up quickly as does Sunday Park parking, so a word to the wise. We enjoyed the food there, the service was also very good, and it was nice being out by the water. Another plus was that the rains held off all day long, though had a good rain chance (as we do today as well).
Had a great time exploring "The Boulevard/Monument Avenue" area. Made a tour of the Virginia Historical Society Museum, which is a really neat place to see the history of the area. It is also (until tomorrow anyhow) free to check out. Patty really liked the monuments on Monument Ave, and enjoyed a drive around Hollywood Cemetery. We got out to check out the views, and see some of the notables of US and Richmond history taking a long dirt nap there. We also did a short sort of preview tour of Richmond, will be heading back there today to check out a few more of the sights of the city. Looking forward to lunch at Bottoms Up today in Shockoe Bottom. So far, she has had a great time here, and have enjoyed checking out the sights. My wife being an avid quilter, we also checked out some quilt shops on Midlothian Turnpike and in Chesterfield...so we covered a lot of ground on her first day here.
Will post on day two in the area tomorrow.
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