You know that I’m a Richmonder very active, right? Ahah! I
like to explore the city and it’s been so fun look for places to go, things to
do, American foods to try!
As a good citizen, I went to this 10K Historical Walk last
weekend! The idea was to stop in some of the city’s greatest treasures, such as
historic sites and landmarks, restaurants and boutiques, with some little
surprises in each turn.
We started at 8:50am at the Virginia Historical Society, a
place with valuable books, manuscripts, museum objects and natural history
specimens. But it seems that many of its collections were lost during the Civil
War. :/
Byrd Park
A park with 287 acres, very popular around here, with a lake
and one-mile fitness loop for the exercisers. Colonel William Byrd II is
considered the founder of Richmond so the city has plenty of places with his
name. There is also a war memorial Carillion with 240 feet high; concerts are
usually played on veteran-related holidays.
Windsor Farms
One of the Richmond’s first planned neighborhoods, designed
in 1926. The road layout consists of circular and diagonal patterns with
English street names. What a beautiful neighborhood!
Virginia House
It was completed in 1929, using a blend of three romantic
English Tudor designs; it was for its time a thoroughly modern home complete
with seven baths, central heat, modern kitchen and commodious closets. Hi 5 for
Alexander and Virginia Weddell’s home!
Agecroft Hall
You probably don’t believe me but this house was located
near Manchester, England in the 15th century. However, at the end of
the 19th century the house was sold at auction, it was shipped
across the Atlantic and meticulously rebuilt. Craazy!
Confederate War Memorial Chapel
The chapel was built in 1887 in memory of the more than 260
000 confederate war deaths. The chapel was used regularly until the last
resident veteran died in 1941.
My friend and I arrived around noon.. exhausted! Uff! It
was really fun and what a perfect day for a walk :D
Kiss, kiss
JB*
