Thursday, 2 May 2013

April 16th – 25th: Fredericksburg, Virginia

We are visiting Claire, Scott and family. Lots of family chat, some outings and meals together. Here’s a good place to start, with Claire and Jane planting lavender bushes in the garden. I’m weeding, which is not at all photogenic, so I take the picture.
For a trip out we visited Potomac Mill Shopping Mall near Washington. This is one of the biggest malls, if not THE biggest, in America, with something like 220 shops all under one roof. It’s about ¾ mile long, with all the big fashion names. Even Clarks Shoes had a unit, so a real home from home. Also a huge eating area populated by some huge eaters. I left the ladies to the intricacies of fashion selection and checked out a large book store.
Also we went to a concert where Katie’s recent boyfriend was playing keyboard in his band. He gave an inspired keyboard performance and seems to have enough talent to make a career of it. His lead guitarist, who looked about 13 (blue shirt), was also impressive.
We mainly ate in, but did a fast food lunch at Five Guys. This has to be the very best burger and fries (i.e. chips) imaginable. They only do burgers and fries, but you can have the burgers with any salad and relish at no extra cost. The fries are cooked in peanut oil and are delicious. If you go to the States, this is the logo you need to look for, also showing three satisfied and bloated customers.
Nine days pass quickly and we’re now aiming for Savannah, Georgia, a two day drive, so we’ll pick up again from there.























 


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