Bedford and Roanoke

 

At Peaks of Otter we went for a final walk around the lake before breakfast and visited this little wooden building.  It is known as Polly Wood's Ordinary - an ordinary being a simple Inn for travelers.  This one was built around 1800 and was moved in 1964 when the Peaks of Otter Lodge was established.

 

The stream below the lake looked very  pretty, although rather winters.

 

The lake itself reflected the clouds above.

 

We left the Peaks of Otter and called in to the small town of Bedford, county town of Bedford County.  With just 6,000 inhabitants it is a very small place but it boasted some impressive buildings, including this court house.

 

And a nineteenth century meeting house.

 

We arrived in Roanoke at lunchtime and headed for the Market Square area..

 

 

We had lunch at Ernie's - a well established local cafe -before visiting the Virginia Museum of Transport, where there was lots to see including these fantastic steam locomotives..

 

 

 

This evening we went up onto Mill Mountain above the town to see the extraordinary Roanoke Star - an 88ft illuminated monument which has glowed on the hill since the 1940's..

 

 

A kind fellow visitor took our photo.