Richmond

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth (State) of Virginia and was for a short time towards the end of the 18th Century a British Colony.  Above is the main government building (Capitol).

We travelled to Richmond yesterday afternoon, having had lunch in the King's Arms in Colonial Williamsburg - the inn and the menu as well as the entertainment and the waitress were all authentic.

We explored the city of Richmond a little last evening.  In the park behind the Capitol we narrowly missed getting watered by the automatic sprinkler system.

The Governor's House, Old City Hall, Church and Bell Tower are all impressive buildings in the centre of the city.

This morning we decided to follow the Canal Walk to see the Civil War Museum.  The walk took us through a derelict power station with some dramatic art work!

The canal runs alongside the river and was built because at this point the James  river features falls and rapids - the canal was needed to make navigation possible.

The Civil War Museum was housed in the former Tredegar Ironworks which had contributed to Richmond's strategic importance during the war.  Photography was not allowed inside but David took these shots outside.

We had one more port of call before we headed for home.  David had seen a bus which said 'Ampthill' on the front.  Since this is a market town some eight miles from Shillington, he was intrigued..