I can be in a different state (maybe even 3 different states). Yesterday we needed a "family day", just us- no sporting events, no practices, no homework....just a day for some fun and adventure! We left the cul-de-sac bright and early Saturday morning and traveled a very scenic route to the lovely state of Delaware. The area that we visited is known as the Brandywine Valley and it is full of my kind of eye candy! Quaint little towns full of 17th, 18th and 19th- century flavor. The sun was shining and other than the 60mph wind gusts it was a lovely day!
I can't tell you how excited I was to drive through this covered bridge. There are so few left in our country and this was a complete and unexpected surprise. The GPS took us off a major road and directed us to a very narrow country road and then this popped up. Very cool surprise!
The first museum of the day was this great little place. We love Natural History museums! Bought the "family membership" at this place and now we have a whole bunch of reciprocating museums all over the country that we can visit FREE! Love that!
Some great old stonework on our way to the next museum.
Highlight of our day was touring the inside of this 1802 mansion! What a treat! And the fact that it was $1.00 admission day- jackpot! It was built by E. I. du Pont after he fled France and came to America. The du Pont family first produced gunpowder and eventually became the famed DuPont Company. Various family members have built incredible mansions and famous gardens in this area.
We are already planning a return trip in spring to visit other famous du Pont homes like those of
Francis
DuPont has their hands in everything from the spacesuit to racing. Two 40 somethings really learned a lot yesterday and hopefully the kids did too!
We definitely need more days like this to balance out our crazy, over-scheduled lives!
