Pictures from Virginia
- Yorktown: visiting the battlefied of a decisive battle of the Independance war… under the rain
- Yorktown : beautiful little colonial village preserved
- Yorktown
- Yorktown
- Norfolk : the reconstruction of the fort – the first English settlement in the future US
- Norfolk: ruin of the old village located on an island full of mosquitoes… nice choice !
- Norfolk: traditional glass blowing demonstration
- Williamsburg : another colonial town… still very cute but a little too ‘Disney’ style (too clean and too quiet to feel real)
- Shirley Plantation: the oldest continuous running family business in the US (at least, this is what they say)
- Shirley Plantation: the kitchen as used under slavery rules
- Richmond: Tredegar, the main armory of the Confederates, now a rich museum on the Civil War
- Richmond : Washington, the hero of the nation
- Richmond: the capitol, designed by Jefferson following an existing building in Nimes (France)
- Richmond : inside the Capitol
- Monticello: the residence of Jefferson (3rd President of the USA)
- Monticello: a nice garden
- Michie Tavern: a nice old style tavern, unfortunatelly, we ate just before stopping here.
- Charlotteville: famous for Jefferson, its university… and it even has a pedestrian downtown. Enjoyable!
- Shenandoah NP: this is the views we had for 2 days in the fog
- Shenandoah NP: fall is coming, together with the colours
- Shenandoah NP: foggy night, everything got wet ! A great camping weather.
- Shenandoah NP: more fog on the morning… together with rain
- Shenandoah NP
- Shenandoah NP
- Shenandoah NP: finally, nicer weather suddenly popped up, great for hiking.
- Shenandoah NP: President Hoover retreat…
- Shenandoah NP: the car is well loaded, no space available !
- Shenandoah NP
- Shenandoah NP: the road following the mountain offers incredible views when the fog goes away.
- Shenandoah NP: … more fog !
- Shenandoah NP: deers love the park, and there is no bear to scare them
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