Blogs from Richmond, Virginia, United States, North America - page 8

I got at 8am as i was distracted by Andi's alarm in the other room and i got showered and got my gear together and said goodbye to Andi and said my goodbyes to Myron and the two Dave's, by around 9am i got my stuff together including the pack lunch Andi had made for me and headed for the bus stop and i got the bus to main street and walked over to main street station. The first train was due in at 10.27 am to Dc and was an hour late i then proceeded to get on the Amtrak train and my rucksack got caught on me and the door and i lost one of my set of traveling beads as it snagged and burst. I got my gear stowed and sat down and ... read more

So day two in Richmond although the first day was mainly spent on buses, so a day and a half .....lol, so Me and Andi got up and eventually her housemates Dave and Myron surfaced and we hung out in the kitchen talking and eating candy and then one of Andi's friends Josh came over and we decided to get breakfast al a local dinner in Richmond, Me and Andi went in Josh's beat up Volvo, although it works which is more than can be said of Andi's beetle and Myron and Dave followed in Myrons car. We got there and more of Andi's friends turned up and the was now Tim,Rick and Alex and i can not not remember the rest of their names....lol,someone cheerfully said how a waitress had been attacked in there(at night) ... read more

Reached Richmond, Virginia yesterday after a 6 hour drive, which is the first time since South America I've had such a day of travelling. Still, it went by fairly quickly and we actually arrived slightly ahead of time. The hotel I'm staying in is in the centre of town (at last!) and is a restored 19th century building, so I felt pretty bad when within about 10 minutes of being there I managed to break one of the (probably antique) chairs in my room. There's not really a great deal to do in Richmond, and it seems to be quite an old city so a bit of a culture shock after coming from the high rises of Charlotte. But there was enough to occupy me for one day. First of all I walked to the Edgar ... read more

Ok, so things didn’t turn out exactly as planned, but I didn’t expect they would. We wanted to close on the house sometime near Aug 12th, but are closing on July 30th in order to “seal the deal”. So with that jobless, homeless, uninsured week-and-a-half what do we do? And what a perfect opportunity that turned into for visiting Leigh’s parents in the Dominican Republic! COOL!... read more

Saturday we went down to Richmond to visit Axel's friend Jon and it was a blast. I never really knew how much Richmond has to offer. We picked him up at his house and went downtown to a cute french bistro with nice outdoor seating. It was HOT, but fun no less. This is where we ate: http://www.visit.richmond.com/visitors/listingdetail.aspx?address_id=12069&Guide_ID=42 I highly reccommend Can Can! Next we went to an amazing park. It is part of an estate of some sort that was donated to the city. There is a zoo and waterfalls and all sorts of cool stuf. It's called Maymont and again - its a must do. It was just absolutely beautiful! http://www.maymont.org/ Sunday, we were able to do my favorit summer activity of all - after the beach. We went to Kings Dominion. It was ... read more