Just off the Georgetown Pike (Route 193) in McLean, Virginia, right across from the CIA, you can step back in time to 1771 at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm. This living history museum is small enough, and inexpensive enough, to make a great "rest stop" for travellers along the frenetic I-95 corridor. Our most recent visit coincided with one of their Market Fairs, and we thoroughly enjoyed seeing the exhibits, eating the "18th century" food, and chatting with a remarkable wandering Gypsy fortune teller. I had always associated Gypsies with Europe, but learned that many came to Virginia, particularly after being told that being Gypsy and being Scottish had become mutually exclusive.
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Claude Moore Colonial Farm, Again
Excerpt: I briefly reviewed the wonderful Claude Moore Colonial Farm back in 2005. It's time for an update, because there's a great article about the place and its people on Slate. Don't miss the video, which I can't figure out how to imbed here sin...
Weblog: Lift Up Your Hearts!
Date: February 19, 2009, 11:39 am
Excerpt: I briefly reviewed the wonderful Claude Moore Colonial Farm back in 2005. It's time for an update, because there's a great article about the place and its people on Slate. Don't miss the video, which I can't figure out how to imbed here sin...
Weblog: Lift Up Your Hearts!
Date: February 19, 2009, 11:39 am
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