MOUNT VERNON July 24, 2011
Sunday morning we were up pretty early and we packed up our suitcases and some food and got in the car to head south to visit Williamsburg and Jamestown.
Along the way we decided to stop at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home. Last time I was there it was just a nice white house on a grassy knoll. For this visit we still saw a nice white house on a grassy knoll, but the landmark site has been furnished and fixed up and expanded greatly.
There is a very interesting museum to teach us about Washington’s life and accomplishments. We could see dishware and furniture, clothing and tools, wigs and rifles, and even George’s wooden teeth.
The house is nicely refurbished and we took a guided tour of the sitting rooms, dining room, and 9 bedrooms. The kitchen was in a different building, apart from the house. This was the custom to avoid burning down the main house in case there was a fire in the kitchen.
We strolled around the grounds to visit the Washington family tomb, the gardens, the maze, and we sat on the front porch and enjoyed the view of the Potomac. After all of that touring we were hungry, so we stopped at the museum café for lunch. We ended up spending several hours at Mt. Vernon and it was wonderful to hear about the Father of our Country and learn what an honorable man he was.
We continued our drive along the tree-lined highways, stopping for dinner because Grandpa saw an ad for a 16 oz steak for $9.99 and that got him to thinking about food. Too bad for him, the steak was at the restaurant on the other side of the highway and we were already ensconced in our booth and ready to eat. We ordered our meals and did without the steak.
Continuing our travels, we arrived at the Powhatan Resort as the sky was beginning to get dark. Grandpa checked us in and we went to our building to get into our room. There was another family there trying to get into the same room, but their key wouldn’t work. Our key did, so we went into our unit and shut the door. Kind of rude, but we were so tired.
Our unit is very nice. We have two spacious bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a large living room and dining area and an open kitchen. There is wonderful air conditioning too. We were all exhausted, so we showered and hit the sack.
Sunday morning we were up pretty early and we packed up our suitcases and some food and got in the car to head south to visit Williamsburg and Jamestown.
Along the way we decided to stop at Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home. Last time I was there it was just a nice white house on a grassy knoll. For this visit we still saw a nice white house on a grassy knoll, but the landmark site has been furnished and fixed up and expanded greatly. 
There is a very interesting museum to teach us about Washington’s life and accomplishments. We could see dishware and furniture, clothing and tools, wigs and rifles, and even George’s wooden teeth.
The house is nicely refurbished and we took a guided tour of the sitting rooms, dining room, and 9 bedrooms. The kitchen was in a different building, apart from the house. This was the custom to avoid burning down the main house in case there was a fire in the kitchen.
We strolled around the grounds to visit the Washington family tomb, the gardens, the maze, and we sat on the front porch and enjoyed the view of the Potomac. After all of that touring we were hungry, so we stopped at the museum café for lunch. We ended up spending several hours at Mt. Vernon and it was wonderful to hear about the Father of our Country and learn what an honorable man he was.
We continued our drive along the tree-lined highways, stopping for dinner because Grandpa saw an ad for a 16 oz steak for $9.99 and that got him to thinking about food. Too bad for him, the steak was at the restaurant on the other side of the highway and we were already ensconced in our booth and ready to eat. We ordered our meals and did without the steak.Continuing our travels, we arrived at the Powhatan Resort as the sky was beginning to get dark. Grandpa checked us in and we went to our building to get into our room. There was another family there trying to get into the same room, but their key wouldn’t work. Our key did, so we went into our unit and shut the door. Kind of rude, but we were so tired.
Our unit is very nice. We have two spacious bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, a large living room and dining area and an open kitchen. There is wonderful air conditioning too. We were all exhausted, so we showered and hit the sack.
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