Riding in the RVA (April 27, 2013)

 It was a beautiful day for a motorcycle ride, but put some of the "motorcycle" photos from the ride on my "Racing with the Wind" page, these are some of the sights. Started with a ride to Carytown (also down River Road and then to Cary Street) which is very scenic. Carytown is always fun though, for those who like shopping it has a lot of that, but also for those of us who like eating has some of that. I have eaten at Galaxy Diner (and found it good) in the past, but there are a lot of places to chow down and have about anything you would desire food wise. Fun section of town. 

 Rode though The Fan and Downtown (both interesting sections) but stopped for some food at Alamo BBQ in Church Hill. Church Hill is one of the most interesting parts of this very interesting city and one of my favorite places to go. Alamo is a real treat - on this visit tried this "Cuban" made with pork bbq and an order of "Cowboy" beans which also have BBQ in them. I found it really, really good and will be back for this very soon! Enjoy also riding around Church Hill, which has a couple of very interesting parks and some amazing looking houses. It also has some very fine places to eat, and many of them have come in the last few months.    

This is out in what is called "Manchester" and again a lot of new things have been popping up there. This is of course an old thing; was the former Philip Morris Tobacco factory, but has been turned into apartments now. Richmond does not tear things down, but rather changes them over to other uses, which is what makes it a very interesting place to live. I like that, as there are some remarkable places to see, and it is different than most cities I have lived in over the years. Like to explore the different sections of the city, on what was a nice riding day with temps in the 70's, a local ride was a good idea.   

Finally stopped  at Legend Brewing for a (as in one) Brown Ale. It is Richmond made and frankly is pretty good stuff, especially when (and especially when riding or driving) in moderation. Took this photo of Richmond from the deck...they have a large outside area (also an inside area) to enjoy the fine food and beer. Richmond is starting to put a lot of places in areas where there is a view of the river, and it really is a good (and in my opinion way overdue) idea.
I had a good time on a very fine Saturday while checking out some really neat places and seeing some very interesting sights.