Not too much to talk about today. No pictures. This was our longest day of driving. I think we spent about 6-1/2 hours total on the road. Had we not needed to get to DC by tomorrow, I think we would have broken this up into a couple of days and done a little sight-seeing. We drove through Kentucky to Charleston, WV. It may have been long, but it was an absolutely beautiful drive through tree-covered mountains. I tried taking a couple of pics, but they just came out looking like lots of green.
In Charleston we ate dinner at Blossom's Deli. We had a little trouble finding it though because of all of the one-way streets. Also, we didn't have the exact address (left it at the hotel) and just had a general idea of where it was. I think we went around in circles for about 10 minutes knowing that we were close, but not actually finding it. We may have to break down and get a navigation system. I felt like that scene in National Lampoon's European Vacation, "There's Big Ben!" Except for us it was more like, "I know it's here somewhere!"
Anyway, the restaurant started out as an art deco style cafe built in the 50's. Now, it's two restaurants in one. For lunch it's a classic deli serving sandwiches, salads and soups. For dinner, it becomes an elegant restaurant serving filet mignon, crab cakes, veal scallopini and other contemporary cuisine. Dinner was wonderful. I'd love to go there for lunch too.
We've been lucky to find some great places to eat along the way. That has made the trip as much fun as the attractions.
hey that is locally called the "chavez shortcut" Who needs directions when you can "see the city." That is why you were in charge of the NY trip.
ReplyDeleteI am sure that you'll figure a way to get back to the Virginia and West Virginia before long.
And "see the city" we did. Actually just a few square blocks of downtown. We were about to give up and eat at a pizza place that we had passed 3 different times when we finally found it. It was almost comical.
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