Winter and 70 Degrees (January 13, 2013)

Wandered Richmond on a Sunday January 13, with temperatures of 70 degrees it was too nice to be in all day, even with some excellent NFL playoff  games going on. I visited some favorite places today, wanted to give some different views. For instance, this is on Monument Avenue which is a place you can find some great historic statues, but also some remarkable houses such as these seen here. Monument Avenue has won awards as one of the most beautiful streets in America, and in my opinion that status is very well deserved. A good day to park the car and take a walk. 

 Likewise, if you love historical places, I don't think you can do much better than Church Hill. That area has a long history. A few photos from there, and from the other areas I visited can be found on my Photo Page (link to that on this site) and even some (though mostly of motorcycles) on my Racing with the Wind motorcycle page. Church Hill has a whole lot of history, plus a lot of really neat things such as gas lanterns, cobblestone streets, friendly people walking dogs, very nice parks (such as Libby Hill Park), and of course St. John's Church. A few photos of that can be found on this blog in past posts.   

Finally made a stop at the Virginia War Museum. It is a way to remember the cost paid for the freedom we all enjoy - and these are some captured items from some of that history. Weapons from WWII Germany and Japan, plus some from North Korea and North Vietnam. Many people have seen the monument there, fewer have seen the museum which is located in the building. All sorts of history can be checked out there and some of it dates back to the Revolutionary War! The museum was open on this Sunday, and admission is free, which is always a good thing. Nice to have a place such as this to remember those who gave so much.
For a winter day this was a really good one. I sure find this to be a very interesting town. I also enjoyed a great lunch at Buz and Ned's - made a really good start to what turned out to be an outstanding day in the RVA.