So here I am in Richmond, VA! Richmond is actually quite lovely, and the train is parked next to a pedestrian path that goes through the park on Belle Island to the other side of the river where the building is, so it makes for a pleasant walk! I have lots of pictures that I took the first day walking around, but unfortunately I don't have my phone connector so those will be uploaded later.
For Valentine's Day I made these Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes and they came out really good! It's a great recipe, and I think what I want to do is experiment with different kinds and flavors so I can always make mini cheesecakes! The recipe is here: http://abitchinkitchen.blogspot.com/2011/02/mini-raspberry-swirl-cheesecakes.html (this is a great food blog. I've made a lot of their recipes and they always come out really well!)
On Tuesday I walked into downtown Richmond and went to the American Civil War Museum which is on the site of the old Tredagar steel factory. It's actually quite a nice little museum, and there is a park around it where you can see relics and old buildings from the factory that was shut down years ago. After the museum I walked to Capitol Park where you can walk by the Capitol building along with a lot of other older, very colonial looking buildings, as well as the old mayor house where three former presidents resided before they became president.
During my walking around I stoppe at a place called Gibson's Grill, where I got a blackened tilapia sandwich with a fennel tzatiki sauce that was very tasty. Billy and Taylor were there also, and we had a drink that Billy made up at the bar. It was Ketel One Limon, St. Germain, and club soda with a lemon. Very very delicious indeed. (Upon some investigation I found that that drink is entitled the St. Tropez) I guess the normal version of the drink is pear vodka with St. Germain and champagne, which sounds really good as well. After drinks I walked to an Ethiopian restaurant called The Nile and had a bite to eat there as well. The food was very interesting, made with lots of spices and eaten with this very spongy bread. It was good, but I don't think I could eat there that often.
Today after the morning show, LaRena and I RAN over to the Landmark Theatre where we were able to catch a 1pm performance of The Lion King national tour. We didn't get to the theatre until 1:05pm, but luckily since it was a school show they had to hold the start time for all the schools to get in to the theatre. We paid $26 for student rush tickets in the ORCHESTRA ROW G! It was great! The production was actually very well done and the cast very talented. And the pit sounded amazing! They travel with three keyboards, violin, guitar, a couple brass players, flute, and FOUR percussion players, including a marimba player who plays a full-size marimba. It was awesome. Well gotta run, time for a show tonight. I probably won't be able to update for a little bit since we have two shows tomorrow (3 and 7) and then a six-pack this weekend (Saturday and Sunday, 11, 3, and 7). Whew it's gonna be a long weekend!
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