I arrived safely Thursday afternoon in Fredericksburg. After getting a late start from Fayetteville, I arrived here around 4:00pm. The town is really nice. It reminds me of a southern Edgartown, MA. (For those of you who don't know, that is on Martha's Vineyard.) I had a chance to walk from University of Mary Washington campus (where we're staying) to downtown Fredericksburg. It's all of 15 minutes to walk from one end of town to the other. The dorms that we're staying in are what you might expect from a dorm. They were built in the 30's by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Thanks, New Deal!
Friday morning I traveled to Washington, DC (I drove to Springfield, the last Metro stop, parked my car, and took the train into DC). I did all of the monuments, saw the White House, and toured the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). There are some assorted pictures below. But the most exciting thing was.......Chris Tucker was in the tour group at the BEP! He was very nice. And, he was with a woman who may or may not have been a former member of Destiny's Child. I'm waiting on Mark to confirm it.
I stayed the night in a hostel in DC. This was a first for me. It was OK but I'm not sure that I'd do it again. Hosteling people seemed to be either Europeans looking to get the most out of their cheap American Dollar, or crazy Americans who longed for a hippie commune lifestyle. Either way, I don't think it's for me.
Saturday I did some more DC gallivanting. The National Archives was very good. I enjoyed it tremendously. The rest of the day was kind of a bust....I walked by the Capitol building and the Jefferson building of the Library of Congress. By 1:00pm I was making my way back "home" to Virginia.
Two of my fellow archaeologist people arrived this afternoon, and I think we're going to get some dinner soon.
The white house. There were a lot of protesters in front of it.
Honest Abe.
The National Archives building.
This is an example of a you-too-can-be-in-the-National-Archives letter. I thought it was cute! (if you can't read it, just click on it, and it will get bigger)
Who knew Liberty could be so demanding!
3 comments:
Hi Jarred,
I found this page when I google a little bit. I wish you an interresting and nice time there and perhaps you can send me a "normal" email from you and/or Mark!! W_Steinwachs@online.de
Wolfgang from Germany
hi jarred-
too bad you wont be around in a few weeks. i'm coming back to florida for graduation! anyway have fun in virginia. sounds like it'll be a great experience. keep us updated.
thai
yay jarred! i'm glad you made it safe. I wish I could be learning U.S. history things with you bc i barely know anything, it's kind of sad... but i really do find it all very interesting, so keep the posts and pictures coming :) miss you!
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