Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Virginia (April 13, 2019)
Apr 15, 2019 5:47:36 GMT -8
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Post by GaliWalker on Apr 15, 2019 5:47:36 GMT -8
Excuse the non-hiking related post.
Over the weekend we headed down to visit our daughter, who's studying at the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson's residence, Monticello, is sited just south of there, atop a hill. The house has been designated a World Heritage site, as well as memorialized on the back of the 5 cent coin. Jefferson died in that house and is buried on the grounds.
We visited Monticello on April 13th, which coincidentally happened to be Jefferson's birthday. It was a beautiful spring day, with seemingly every tree in full riotous bloom. We took two tours:
- The House Tour took us into the the house, which was full of marvelous little treasures; maps(!), books, clocks, a vacuum pump, paintings chosen for their conversation starter abilities, sextants, a model of the solar system, and on and on. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed inside the house.
- After the House Tour we enjoyed the lush gardens and grounds for a while before attending the Slavery Tour. That was a sobering experience and put the House Tour in its proper perspective. As the tour guide said at the end: "There are two stories being told here."
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Over the weekend we headed down to visit our daughter, who's studying at the University of Virginia. Thomas Jefferson's residence, Monticello, is sited just south of there, atop a hill. The house has been designated a World Heritage site, as well as memorialized on the back of the 5 cent coin. Jefferson died in that house and is buried on the grounds.
We visited Monticello on April 13th, which coincidentally happened to be Jefferson's birthday. It was a beautiful spring day, with seemingly every tree in full riotous bloom. We took two tours:
- The House Tour took us into the the house, which was full of marvelous little treasures; maps(!), books, clocks, a vacuum pump, paintings chosen for their conversation starter abilities, sextants, a model of the solar system, and on and on. Unfortunately, no photography was allowed inside the house.
- After the House Tour we enjoyed the lush gardens and grounds for a while before attending the Slavery Tour. That was a sobering experience and put the House Tour in its proper perspective. As the tour guide said at the end: "There are two stories being told here."
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