Spring adventures

*This is the actual post that accidentally went live this morning. I meant to publish this afternoon.

As the weather finally starts to turn to spring, I’m looking for new things to do. Last week, some friends and I went out to dinner and stopped at Wegman’s (an amazing grocery store) for some dessert and wine. I snagged a magazine called Northern Virginia Daytrips to get some inspiration. The magazine was totally underwhelming, but we still came up with a few fun ideas.

1. The Cherry Blossom Festival!!! I love the cherry blossoms. I’m hoping to actually see a lot of them in full bloom. The last time we were up here around this time was April of 2012, and all of the trees were already leafed out.

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2. Williamsburg. I’m a huge fan of Colonial American history, and my family lived in the Williamsburg area during the 1600s and 1700s.

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3. Antietam and outlet shopping. Yes, this is a weird pairing. The Battle of Antietam was fought outside the town of Sharpsburg, Maryland. There is a Premium Outlet in the town of Sharpsburg at the interstate exit you take to get to the battlefield . It’s about an hour or so away, and I don’t feel like driving that far just to go to the outlets.
 
Antietam National Battlefield
 
4. Limo wine tour. Several limo companies in the area offer packages where you rent a limo, and they drive you to a selection of the many wineries in northern Virginia.

What trips are you planning for spring?

 

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