Richmond Renaissance – Day 14

I am going to tell the story of Day 14 of our Richmond adventures a little out of order. If someone asked you to describe the first European settlers of the United States what visual image would come to mind? When a little girl at 

Richmond Renaissance โ€“ Day 13

We continued to explore the Civil War on Day 13 of our travels. We looked at the tourism map and found a cluster of small historical sites near Mechanicsville, Virginia and headed that direction. Our first stop was Beaver Dam Creek. This was the site 

Richmond Renaissance โ€“ Day Twelve

Day Twelve in Richmond was rainy and cool. After dropping off the girls, my son and I headed down some winding country roads until we found our first destination. While threads of the Civil War are woven everywhere in Richmond, the National Park Service also 

Richmond Renaissance – Day Eleven

My Facebook feed has a surge in vacation pictures. Everyone is on vacation right now it seems– especially at the beach. It is nearly time to transition to back to school schedules and people are grasping the last crumbs of summer. My blog is still 

Richmond Renaissance โ€“ Day Ten

We went hunting on day ten in Richmond–hunting monuments that is. We started off with Christopher Columbus who was found standing in the middle of a traffic circle near Byrd Park. The monument wasnโ€™t really set up for visiting. We perched on the monument platform