We ventured up to Lynchburg and surrounding areas for the weekend. We didn't really have much planned except for a nice weekend together. We drove up Friday night and stayed near Liberty University. Saturday, we woke up and headed to the Community Market, which is the 3rd oldest in the country. It was small, but neat to see. We decided to walk to the Old City Cemetery. It started raining on us, then we looked up to see where we were going... it was still over a mile away! We quickly decided to walk back to the car and drive there. Great decision! We got there at 9:56 and at 10:00, they were offering a free walking tour. Sweet!
Old City Cemetery, including some history you probably don't care about:
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| Some of the oldest tombstones in the cemetery |
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| A hearse from around 1900- carved out of wood. Of course, only wealthy people would be able to afford this, although children sometimes got it. When a child was it in, it would be pulled by white horses. |
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| Lotus Pond |
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| One of 2200 Confederate graves. This soldier was from MS! |
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| The only Union soldier buried here. There were about 500 others, but they were taken back to Union territory to be buried- except for this guy. He was in a Union branch from North Carolina and was captured by Union troops who didn't believe he was fighting for the North, so they took him captive. |
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| View of Confederate graves |
It was misty as we walked around, but that meant it wasn't hot! It was a very interesting tour, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Afterwards, we headed back downtown to eat. We ate a Depot Grille, which is built like an old train station- right next to the tracks and everything. We then walked around downtown some more going into some antique stores. After a quick nap at the hotel, we went to see Crazy Stupid Love. (So good, btw!) After that, we drove back downtown to Water Stone Pizza. It was delicious!
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| My brownie sundae |
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| J and his cheesecake |
Sunday, we decided to head to the Blue Ridge Parkway. We also decided that it was a no technology day. We didn't use our phones or GPS for directions or looking up anything. It was enjoyable getting around without something barking at you to turn left in 300 yards.
We ventured down through Roanoke, Martinsville, and Danville before heading home. A great, relaxing weekend!
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