After driving south from DC on Wednesday, the group awoke today in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson was just one of three Presidents that called Charlottesville home (the others being Madison & Monroe), but his achievements as an architect as much as anything else mean the city is forever associated with him.
The group's first visit today, a refreshingly short drive from the hotel, was the University of Virginia.
Jefferson considered founding this prestigious state school one of his greatest accomplishments & he designed many of the original buildings himself.
The group took a tour of the university, including visiting some of Jefferson's constructions.
After time for lunch & college bookstore shopping it was time for the afternoon sightseeing, a guided educational program at Jefferson's home, Monticello. Here visitors get to learn a little more about Jefferson the man. They also see some of his ingenious inventions & collections of artifacts brought back for him by Lewis & Clark!
In a Jeffersonian spirit of adventure & enquiry, dinner tonight was Indian cuisine, increasingly popular in parts of Virginia. Most of the students were adventurous & tried a variety of tastes. But in case it wasn't to all tastes the evening ended with always-popular donuts!
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