On Sunday we spent several hours at Monticello touring the house and grounds and learning more about the 3rd US President and his times. The home is wonderful and the restoration is impeccable considering the fact that all of Jefferson’s possessions as well as his home was sold after his death to pay his indebtedness. We definitely did not feel like we had seen enough when we just ran out of energy. This is one place we certainly want to return to another time. Before returning to the campground we stopped at the apple orchard on Carter Mountain and picked half a dozen Jonagold apples from the trees. Yum.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.
Ever since its debut on Broadway the two of us have wanted to see “Wicked the Musical”. Today we realized that dream. In the Apollo Victoria Theater in London’s West End we were witness to the incredible prequel to The Wizard of Oz, the story of the Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
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