So now it's Monday morning. Vacation is really starting. Today we are off and running to Monticello. It's a glorious morning, the weather is absolutely perfect. It's cool, there is almost a chill. We have a two hour drive but really after the last two days that's nothing. The drive is mostly highway but then we get off the highway onto a winding tree lined road up to the plantation. It's so nice to visit an attraction and not have to pay additional money to park, not to have to trip over whinny kids, dodge the strollers, etc. Oh but then there is another kind of annoyance at this attraction, blue hairs. Oh my gosh the mean age of the group of tourists to Monticello was early 70's. I kid you not! Hell the attendants and tour guides were no spring chickens either.
We decided if we were going to go we were going to go big, we bought tickets for the Behind the Scenes Tour. That included the House and Gardens Tour, the Slavery at Monticello Tour, and tours of the upstairs floors and the Dome Room. It was beautiful and fascinating. The mansion really isn't as big as you might think. The grounds are spectacular.
We thought we might be able to get to Ash Lawn-Highland, the home of James Monroe, and to Montpelier, the home of James and Dolly Madison, but there was no way, time would not permit. We did tours until 1PM then went for a great lunch at the Michie Tavern, then returned for more tours after lunch and walked the grounds at Monticello for the rest of the afternoon. It was a great day. Our lunch was big enough and late enough that when we got home we just crashed. Tuesday we will be visiting Colonial Williamsburg. Day three is done.
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