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Yes, we are out gallivanting once again, this time we are in Manassas, Virginia. What brings us here, you ask? Well, it just so happens that there is a Slovak Food Festival scheduled for today in Fairfax, Va. When Marty found out about that, he said "Sign us up!" We weren't really sure how the weekend would be panning out for us, but by Tuesday, this certainly seemed like a fun adventure, and the invitation was still open, so we decided to RSVP for the event. But who wants to drive 7 hours in one day? Particularly since there is a Civil War battlefield within a short distance!
So, we headed to Manassas for the day, and have stayed in a lovely B&B within walking distance of Old Town Manassas.
Walking on the battlefield in 98 degree sunny heat certainly made me wonder how the men who fought the battles held up in such conditions while wearing their wool uniforms and carrying their equipment on their back! For those of you who weren't aware of it, there were actually two battles of Manassas. One in July of 1861, and the second in August of 1862. We followed along on a walking tour of the first battle, which was really quite informative. I was reminded of our visit with Steve, Sarah, Mark and Susie, when we toured the Gettysburg Battlefield and Mark and Susie received their Junior Ranger badge from the park. There was the cutest little girl taking her Junior Ranger Oath yesterday, in the Henry Hill Visitor Center. It's always impressive to see the young "rangers" give the oath, as they often seem as excited as the recipient. Kids loving history! What a wonderful idea.
After walking battle number one, we hopped in the car for the auto tour of battle number two. This brought back happy memories of camping in Gettysburg, with four kids, making the auto tour round. By day two, the kids had had their fill of the battlefield, and complaints were generated all around when they would see yet one more sign saying "Auto Tour".
This auto tour was much shorter in distance, although I do wonder at the fascination of looking at a field of battle from various perspectives, as all of those views look the same to me, particularly in the sweltering heat. Luckily for me, Marty had told the proprietor at the B&B that we would check in at 3:00, thereby limiting this battlefield adventure to 4 hours.
The B&B is located just a few walking blocks from Old Town Manassas, so we headed into the town for a delightful dinner. While strolling through the town, we came upon a Balaika concert of Russian musicians in the town plaza. The music was phenomenal and we stopped to hear the rest of the performance. What a real treat for us.
Today we head to the Slovak Food Festival. Who knows what adventures await us?
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