The Visitation Hotel in Frederick Maryland has a fascinating history as a cloistered monastery and internationally renowned academic institution. Originally built in 1824, the structure survived fires in 1845 and in 2023, and finally opened as a boutique hotel in December 2024.
Follow the link to read about the deconsecration of the Visitation Chapel in 2024, and to see a couple more photos, follow this link.
I’d not even been off the plane but a few minutes when I asked my friend to pull over so I could see the Gulf of Mexico up close. Then I saw the patterns in the sand from the waves. Oh how wonderful are the works of nature.
To see this image in color, see Life on the Bike
While visiting family in Charleston, SC, we toured the Aiken-Rhett Museum. The house and its surviving furnishings offer a compelling portrait of urban life in antebellum Charleston. Purchased by the Historic Charleston Foundation in 1975, the house is being “preserved as found” and represents a stark example of the wealthy vs the urban enslaved, c 1820s.
I’ll be sharing more from this tour as the weeks go on, but for now this hallway connected the quarters of the enslaved as well as the kitchen and laundry.
Of course I forgot my camera, so all photos from the Aiken-Rhett Museum are from my Samsung Galaxy.
Even if it was just Hot Chocolate! Taken at the Inauguration of the Commonwealth of Virginia’s First Woman Governor
To see more images and a recap of the day, visit Life on the Bike
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The Huckleberry Trail is a 15-mile rail trail connecting the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. The paved trail is a great place to exercise and spend time in nature and is also an excellent option for individuals wishing to commute to school or work via bicycle
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