Today we drove to Front Royal, Virginia to visit a winery and to drive on the Skyline Drive to see the fall leaves. The weather was beautiful and it being a Friday there weren’t too many people along the way.
We started at the winery. We did a tasting flight and then enjoyed some lunch nibbles with a bottle of wine. It was so restful. The views were gorgeous.
Then we drove along the Skyline Drive and got to see some beautiful color. We stopped at several points to take in the views.
It was a beautiful day today. We decided to walk up to the National Cathedral and have lunch at the Bishop’s Garden. It was beautiful as usual. We were able to go inside the cathedral as well. It’s been closed for awhile because of COVID. Not sure why they had it open today. Anyway, I took a beautiful picture of the sun shining through the stained glass windows. Gorgeous!
We usually harvest the chardonnay grapes at Gray Ghost Vineyards in September. This year though we couldn’t do it when they needed us so we chose to do the cabernet sauvignon grapes which were ready to pick today. We’ve been doing this for years and always have a good time. We didn’t do it last year because of COVID. We were glad to be able to join this year and help bring in the grapes. The weather was nice too!
This evening we went to the Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience here in DC. Besides having amazing displays of his paintings, they had other really cool video experiences. The final display was a huge room with video being shown on all the walls telling the story of Van Gogh and his works of art. We really had an amazing time. I can’t recommend it enough! Below the pictures is a short video from the last room.
Time for a field trip! My friends and I went to the Kreeger Museum this morning. They had not been before but I’ve been there a few times. It’s right near our condo. The weather was perfect. We toured the house enjoying the artwork and the sculptures on the grounds. Afterwards we went out to lunch. I’m ready for another field trip!
