Went downtown on May 20, wandered a bit around the Capital. Richmond is the Capital of Virginia and has been for a long time. Like this old statue, that is George Washington at the top, as is typical of Richmond, its a big damn thing. Both here and at Monument Avenue you can see a lot of huge statues, for this is a city that embraces its history. I do enjoy that part of Richmond. The Capital itself was designed by none other than Thomas Jefferson, and the Governors Mansion is also found there. The current Governor is a Republican, and therefore pretty much an idiot, though he seems to be a nice enough guy despite that massive handicap. Along with the General Assembly they have been taking Virginia on a hard turn to the right, passing some really nutty legislation in the last session. Course I can not say much, North Carolina has also been on sort of a right wing path, but the governor there, who is a Democrat has been working to keep it as sane as she can.
Shockoe Bottom is certainly interesting, good place for wall art such as this, and this is certainly different. I like wandering around there, some interesting things to see and do, though it can get a bit wild at times. Good places to eat, and a lot of history there. For instance, the tunnel is there where many, many years ago a train was buried with a number of workers. That tunnel was closed, and the train is still there waiting for someone down the road to dig it out along with the bodies buried with it. Lots of good places to hear some music, and usually something interesting is going on there- and this weekend was no exception.
Went to the Food Truck Festival at the 17th Street Farmers Market in Shockoe Bottom. Along with a slew of food trucks (with some massive lines), there was a fine selection of Virginia craft beers. I do have to say this state has some really fine beer, and some of them are really interesting. Nice to have some different alternatives to check out when out for a "barley pop". Music was also very good, enjoyed that a great deal-Richmond is a great place if you like good food, beer and music, so we got along just fine this weekend. Crowd was pretty massive for this event-I was impressed.
Heading back to the apartment, saw this Ford's near the Stone House at Forest Hill Park, and had to get a photo. Really nice job on these three old classics, and I tend to like historic things, and these certainly fill the bill.
Good times (to say the least) in Richmond this weekend. Saturday and Sunday were a great deal of fun, and got to see some interesting things both new and old to me here in the city. Trick with any place is to get out and see what it has to offer, and Richmond certainly has a lot of that. Not hard to have a good time in the RVA if you get out and see what it has to offer.
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