Sunday, 20 April

We go back into the city for some breakfast. Because it is Easter Sunday, a lot of places are closed. Still we find an appropriate diner.

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Inside the Diner
Inside the Diner

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Solid Breakfast, not Hash Browns but close
Solid Breakfast, not Hash Browns but close
Around the Centre of Gettysburg
Around the Centre of Gettysburg
The Fight in the Center
The Fight in the Center
The Gettysburg Address Plaque
The Gettysburg Address Plaque

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The major point of the next few days is to tour some of the Civil War battlegrounds surrounding Washington DC. Because mostly all you can see, other than plaques and statues, is fields where the battle raged, there are few photos. Generally, we found that the videos they show at the tourist centres were the best part. For more info about Gettysburg, refer to the following website: http://www.nps.gov/gett/planyourvisit/index.htm

One special thing at the Gettysburg Tourist Center was the 360 degree panoramic painting of the battle.

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On the Battleground
On the Battleground
The Battleground. For just about the first time the North held the higher ground which was the key to winning battles
The Battleground. For just about the first time the North held the higher ground which was the key to winning battles

After our tour, we go back to Stefani’s farm to return the CD of the Gettysburg tour.

The Farm with the (Civil War) Hospital
The Farm with the (Civil War) Hospital
The Hospital
The Hospital

Back of the Hospital. One can only imagine what it would have been like with amputated arms and legs being thrown out from the operationg room, the window on the right
Back of the Hospital. One can only imagine what it would have been like with amputated arms and legs being thrown out from the operationg room, the window on the right

After saying goodbye, we are on the road again. We go to Harper’s Ferry which is quite an interesting place with John Brown’s raid that was a trigger for the Civil War and the joining of two massive rivers that were a part of the race between the railroad and the waterways for supremacy of the transport to the West. The railroad won. There have been several major floods in Harper’s Ferry, I took the following picture of the high water marks which are on a building in town. These floods were amazing.

Harper's Ferry Highwater Marks
Harper’s Ferry Highwater Marks
Old Railroad Bridge washed away by floods.
Old Railroad Bridge washed away by floods.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia

We also go to Antietam which is yet another important Battlefield. If I had had any sense we would have gone to Antietam before Harpers Ferry. Oh well.

http://www.nps.gov/anti/index.htm

We finally go to Front Royal, Virginia, Here we are staying at a very impressive house – refer to this AirBnB link:

http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/1050449

The owner, Tareq, has just arrived back from Texas. He shows us around the place which is even more impressive than the pictures on the website.

Tareq's little car
Tareq’s little car
and its License Plate
and its License Plate
The Theater
The Theater
The Games Room
The Games Room

We had not had anything to eat after the diner so are looking forward to some chow. Tarq recommends a Thai restaurant in town so we go there. For much of the time, we are the only table there. The food is pretty good.

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Exotic Salmon Roll
Exotic Salmon Roll
Red and Green Curries
Red and Green Curries
Cabbage roll
Cabbage roll

We go back to our home and spend some time playing pinball etc. Lovely day.

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