Leaving DC to Visit small towns in Virginia

Sunday, October 13, we leave DC at 12:30 in our rented car...we were ready to go before 10, but a car was not ready and I had not reserved it until 11:30, so we had to wait....it is an easy restful day, so not a problem...watched Face the Nation in our hotel room until we left and now that we are here, Bob is watching football. It was not raining in DC but half way here, we drove througn a lot of fairly heavy rain, had almost stopped, just misty when we arrived. It is suppose to be an hour and half drive, but I-95, the only main highway from Florida to Canada, is very busy! Not fast-going most of the time even on Sunday midday.

As we cross the Potomac on the Bridge, we glimpse the Jefferson Memorial. I suppose it is yellow-taped off. I had planned to visit the FDR memorial as we had never seen it, but it will have to be another time.

Next we drive past the Pentagon. Yes, it is huge! We learn later that the inner park is five acres and five-sided.

Fredericksburg is a charming historic town with 4 Civil War Battlefields, but all are part of the National Park Service, so CLOSED! All of the streets are named for English royalty. We find our hotel, Marriott Courtyard, on Caroline Street. The staff on game day wears NFL game jerseys...most were in Redskin shirts, but also saw a NY Giants and Bob saw a Raiders shirt. Outside the restaurant we saw a girl in a Green Bay Packers shirt.

We walk to Brock's, a steak and seafood restaurant about 3 1/2 blocks away. I had crab cakes with a side of sweet potato puree which tasted like sweet potato pie! Very Southern! Also had asparagus and a salad. The restaurant on a nice day has a lovely veranda overlooking the Rappahannock River and the trains come by across the river. But tonight we just enjoyed the food and chatting briefly with the nice young waiter! We look forward tomorrow to exploring this historic town. Only about 25,000, and a college town, University of Mary Washington (mother of George), but obviously prepared for lots of visitors with many hotels and restaurants.

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