Charlottesville Weekend Part 2 (to check out what we did on Saturday)!
We woke up Sunday morning and although it was a bit chilly out- we went for a run around the UVA campus. It was so pretty, we ended up walking through and taking some pictures later in the day. It’s definitely a bit hilly, but it makes for a good workout!
UVA is a public university founded by Thomas Jefferson, and established in 1819. UVA was the first university that offered specializations such as astronomy, architecture, botany, philosophy and political science.
This is the Rotunda on a beautiful sunny day. The library was housed in the Rotunda until a fire destroyed the building in 1895. It was rebuilt twice since then, the second time it was was changed to Jefferson’s original design.
Jefferson’s orginal design revolved around the “Academic Village” which specified the stretch of lawn and the student rooms on both sides.
We walked around a bit and took some pictures, enjoyed the weather and imagined how gorgeous it is here in the fall.
We also stopped by for brunch at Boylan Heights for some brunch. Although we came to this place for brunch, it actually prides itself on being a gourmet burger restaurant. The place is very relaxed, with extra seating upstairs. When we were here there was a mix of college students as well as families with kids.
Although I have not tried the burgers (we’ll have to do this on the next trip down), Boylan Heights gets its beef from organic farms in Virginia. All of the beef is supplied through The Organic Butcher (traditional butcher in Charlottesville), ground daily and is hormone free, antibiotic-free and grass fed. You can build your own burger, or try out one of the one’s which they have noted on their menu.
Sam ordered the Eggs and Toast, with a side of the Housebrowns. The Housebrowns were definitely rich, but so good. A different and delicious spin on hashbrowns.
The other side you could choose were grits, so I ordered those so we could swap and share.
I ordered the Egg Benedict- the Garden. It had an english muffin with a poached egg, spinach, mushrooms, black bean corn salsa, goat cheese and a chipotle hollandaise sauce.
I think we’ll have to try making our own hollandaise sauce one Sunday morning. This was delicious.
After we finished eating, we needed a little walk in order to digest our food. So we walked around for a bit before getting into our car.
As we walked on Main Street, we saw these adorable pups outside one of the shops:
Isn’t that the sweetest thing you’ve ever seen?!? I wish our cats would cuddle like that.
We enjoyed our weekend trip to Charlottesville, and have already made plans to come back in the spring or summer. I’m looking forward to sitting outdoors on the Pedestarian Mall, or walking through the beautiful campus!
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