Richmond, Virginia

Well, I didn’t know anything about this place before arriving here but I do now. It’s was right at the centre of The American Civil War and was the Capital City of The Confederate United States. There are many things to see here and I’m now fully aware of all things related to The Civil War.

Plenty to visit downtown and also on small drives as well as there are many battlegrounds around the state.

The picture is of The Virginia Capitol and apparently the Queen was here earlier in the year to mark some celebrations nearby at Jamestown the first permanent English settlement 400 years ago.

A New Day A New Car

So, after arriving at Richmond airport I headed for the AVIS counter and picked up my new hire car. Surely it was going to be better than the Chevy Cobalt !

But no, I was given a Chrysler PT Cruiser. It looks like a Hearse, has the speed of a hearse, weighs about 5 tonnes, turns like the Queen Mary 2 and looks embarrassing.

People actually buy these things ??

Thankfully I only have it until Sunday afternoon.