Lexington…
Posted by PaulJun 1
…for a small town, there’s lots to do.
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee University where the Lee Chapel and Museum contain all of Martha Washington’s family paintings.
Robert E Lee and his family are buried there.
Stonewall Jackon’s grave.
The George C. Marshall Museum
and my birthplace. The only home Stonewall Jackson ever owned.
Even Hollywood likes it. They filmed Sommersby with Jodi Foster and Richard Gere here. I know the love scenes are hardly believable, but the movie’s great. Rent it!
I’ll be on the road today going UP to Ohio…if you don’t see your comments, it’s because I have no wireless in the mountains of West Virginia.
Right now, there’s a cell tower right UP above me! So, it’s working!
5 comments
Comment by Jenny (your lovely niece) on June 1, 2010 at 8:29 am
I love that you were born in the Stonewall Jackson house! All my dad can say is that his tonsils were removed there.
And I ADORE Sommersby! Haven’t seen it in years but I saw it like 4,000 times in the 90’s.
See you TOMORROW!
Comment by Mackenzie on June 1, 2010 at 8:37 am
I love Lexington! Say hi to grandma and grandpa for me!
Comment by susan on June 1, 2010 at 12:26 pm
Hello, I am Spike and Charlie’s “mom” I met you on the parkway. I hope that your travels are full of adventure. I love your blog, it is filled with whit and humor. Let me know next time you are in Lexington….I would like to try one of those redneck lattes but would like to have directions from the expert!
Comment by The Urban Cowboy on June 1, 2010 at 1:05 pm
Virginia…used to live in Centreville, truly an awesome state.
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