Richmond Revisited: Day 1

Morning rendezvous point nr. Firehouse / N. Lombardy,

 James Bullough: 620 N Lombardy St

Swinging by the 7-11 then off to pay our respects -

- Oh hey VMFA. ღ

Meeting Sarah's  beloved "bunny" at long last...

Barry Flanaghan: Large Leaping Hare (1982)
& admiring Claustral (1961) by Morris Lewis amongst others.

My Richmond friends had been very excited pre-arrival for me to try out the new buses.

-- The city just put in a rapid bus system that goes from WL all the way out to Rocketts Landing. It is an express bus with only a dozen or so bus stops & mostly runs on Broad St. I think you will find it most handy. 

-- You will have to check out the new PULSE bus system!

Alright then! New swanky bus time:
 figuring out the system pre-boarding with some help from fellow passengers 
- from the Science Museum stop, back up to the Arts District on Broad:

To Charm School for a pre-matinee treat given that it was, after all.... 

= magic shell, vegan fluff,  

strawberry ice-cream; nuts & cherry.  

Mmmm!

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Double-show day ~ the punter's life for me!

PULSE ride over to Carytown. New York City Diner for tea then 
onwards! a walk to Agecroft for Shakes. 
via this bit of prettiness: 

Whaaa...

Whaaat's going on with the roads? 
So stripy!

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New Voices gig. 

A reunion. Tears. Hearfelt hugs.

"Look at us making a scene DSL."

Afterwards to Bamboo for beer & sassy chat.

Homeward-bound, hostel-bound.

I request we walk because I've so missed the city & its streets. Indeed, I find myself that overcome with joy to realise we've actually reached Monument Avenue that I step straight off the sidewalk without paying due attention to the height of the kerb & land clean in the road, just as an ambulance passes by one block over.

- Shall I flag that down for you? 

Beast. 

Laughing & in pain. 

Bah. Cue one fat ankle. Ow.

Standing by!

Hardywood GBS.

Christmas came early to Manchester this year ....

"Enjoy your taste of RVA " ❤️""

RIP Christmas Cadillac.

'Christmas Cadillac,' vintage auto on Monument Ave., not lighting up this year:
Keith Kissee has been decorating his vintage Cadillac at the corner of Monument Avenue and Strawberry Street for the past 14 years.

Well, that makes one rather sad to read of an end to this pretty epic tradition 
but to every thing, there is a season so full marks to Kissee for keeping the locals entertained for so long. I hope his MO renovation goes well!

Style Weekly: VA Vintage Travel Ads

Vintage Travel Ads Show How Virginia Beckoned Tourists in the Not-So-Distant Past: 

Long before Virginia was for lovers, the Commonwealth tried other ways to lure tourists...

Digitool link.

With added Pink.

RVA gets it so right; 
I do love their flamingo theme...

Credit.