Here's a 'Virginia Legend' - a Patsy Cline impersonator. Patsy was born in Virginia, and it was interesting to hear the performer speak of her life. The impersonator was a great singer--tho not particularly friendly with the crowd. Of course, she'd been singing for 3 consecutive one-hour shows when we saw her, so maybe she was just pooped.
I don't look very scared, do I?
The highlight of the afternoon, though, was the IMAX movie about Underwater Sea Life. We had to don our 3D glasses, and the whole thing was just awesome. I absolutely LOVED it!! A new experience for all 4 of us - it was like we were literally in the water. I even got scared when a couple of venomous snakes were swimming right toward us.
Doug loved them and even had fun with the pinchers. Ugh.
Kristi said I had to put this one in. A wave rolled in and knocked me off balance.
The Governor's Palace where Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson once lived. The original burned down in the late 1700's, but this is a reproduction.
Doug and Kristi went in to visit the Magazine where they stored arms. The rifles were all real.
This was one of my favorite parts. We visited a kitchen on the Palace grounds. Costumed workers were preparing authentic foods from the period. It was hot, hot, hot.
There was a Virginia ham, rack of lamb, pears steeped in wine, pineapple pie, apple pie (both of which they used as side dishes, and not dessert) stuffed mushrooms and boiled onions with cloves and cinnamon. Desserts were simple sugared almonds and something else I didn't recognize and couldn't pronounce.
The baker is getting ready to make cakes. You can see the 13 x 9 pan where she mixed the batter, and the flute pans were dusted with flour and ready to go.
