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I haven’t been to Cville since the pandemic started but I can try. Food and interesting things to do?
Yeah I guess any suggestions. Our friends moved there last month and we are visiting them for the 4th. They’ll have limited perspective already, but not a fully developed opinion of the area. I’m sure we will hike at some point, go to a winery or two, and hit up some restaurants and or bars
The first thing you’ll hear about is The Downtown Mall. It’s a walkable strip that has a ton of shops and restaurants with outdoor seating. It’s like 4 or 5 blocks long and bookended by the Pavilion on one and Mudhouse Coffee on the other. Totally worth it on a summer night to sit outside and drink and enjoy people watching.
It also has my two favorite venues in there: The aforementioned Pavilion (I think its Ting Pavilion now) and The Jefferson Theater. I’d check if there’s any shows going on that weekend.
If you’re into coffee, you can’t go wrong with The Mudhouse. It’s been around forever and while it looks like any other coffee shop now, it was truly unique at the time. There is/was a tea house on the strip, too. Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar is phenomenal. It’s on the second floor of a building and hard to spot. They do live music as well but it’s weird ass experimental music. Go for the tea. Get a pot of Pinhead Gunpowder and bask in the absolute oddity of the space.
Food: This is where I’m afraid I’ll get lost because of shutdowns. I know a lot of my favorites closed their doors.
Probably the easiest is the Dairy Market: dairymarketcville.com/ It’s a food court lol. That said, it’s a really really good food court with lots of interesting food. I’m not sure what’s in there at this point but I know Star Hill Brewery is and nothing says “Charlottesville” like them.
The biggest fight in Cville is Einstein Bagels vs Bodo’s. Be a Bodo’s person. Absolutely delicious. Plus, Bodo’s is right next to an old club that has long been shut down. I once saw Tommy Stinson of The Replacements stumble out of a van and on to the streets with crushed beer cans following him. I was munching on a Bodo’s. Rock and Roll history there.
The first thing you’ll hear about is The Downtown Mall. It’s a walkable strip that has a ton of shops and restaurants with outdoor seating. It’s like 4 or 5 blocks long and bookended by the Pavilion on one and Mudhouse Coffee on the other. Totally worth it on a summer night to sit outside and drink and enjoy people watching.
It also has my two favorite venues in there: The aforementioned Pavilion (I think its Ting Pavilion now) and The Jefferson Theater. I’d check if there’s any shows going on that weekend.
If you’re into coffee, you can’t go wrong with The Mudhouse. It’s been around forever and while it looks like any other coffee shop now, it was truly unique at the time. There is/was a tea house on the strip, too. Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar is phenomenal. It’s on the second floor of a building and hard to spot. They do live music as well but it’s weird ass experimental music. Go for the tea. Get a pot of Pinhead Gunpowder and bask in the absolute oddity of the space.
Food: This is where I’m afraid I’ll get lost because of shutdowns. I know a lot of my favorites closed their doors.
Probably the easiest is the Dairy Market: dairymarketcville.com/ It’s a food court lol. That said, it’s a really really good food court with lots of interesting food. I’m not sure what’s in there at this point but I know Star Hill Brewery is and nothing says “Charlottesville” like them.
The biggest fight in Cville is Einstein Bagels vs Bodo’s. Be a Bodo’s person. Absolutely delicious. Plus, Bodo’s is right next to an old club that has long been shut down. I once saw Tommy Stinson of The Replacements stumble out of a van and on to the streets with crushed beer cans following him. I was munching on a Bodo’s. Rock and Roll history there.
It’s a beautiful little town. I hope you have fun in it.
Thank you so much for all this information. I’ll forward it along to our friends, too, so that they can continue to explore their new city. And I’ll let you know how the trip went when I get back
It also has my two favorite venues in there: The aforementioned Pavilion (I think its Ting Pavilion now) and The Jefferson Theater. I’d check if there’s any shows going on that weekend.
Will second this. The pavilion is a solid outdoor venue - and the Jefferson holds a special place in my past. Had a close friend who went to UVA and lived in Charlottesville for about 3-4 years post college. Seen some great shows there - and it’s a beautiful venue.
He lived right above Millers downtown before moving. Really good wings best I remember. I would pass along getting a sub at Littlejohns - but it appears they didn’t make it through COVID.
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Post by JustKillingTime on Jul 5, 2022 15:01:12 GMT -5
will be in italy next may for fiance's cousin's wedding and are thinking of doing milan/lake como in the week leading up to the wedding, so any reccs would be appreciated.
also shout out amex points, recently started taking credit card offers seriously, and between 2 amex sign up bonuses and spend, should have enough for round trip business class flights for this italy trip and a japan trip next year (assuming they fully reopen for tourism)
The DIA is worth going to for the Diego Rivera room. She loves the Museum of Contemporary Art because that’s her field and has had a lot of peers featured there. Check out Eastern Market if it’s open. Lots of options for food in Campus Martius area is a nice place to hang out. If you have a car, Greenfield Village and Henry Ford museum is the Mecca for history nerds. I also hear the Motown Museum is exceptional.
Get a coney dog at National Coney Island, drink Oberon beer, and go see who’s playing at the Fox or the Masonic if you want to check out a good show.
Man just had to have a little petty airline employee Karen try to ruin my day. At Midway airport and I check my small suitcase cause I got some extra stuff Im carrying onto the plane. I drop the bag off all tagged and such, the lady at the counter looks at me and asks if I want to check anything else and I say no. She then says I have too many carry on items and I should re pack it and such. All I had on me was my backpack, laptop bag and a poster tube. I respond again and say Ill sort it out, thank you. I walk away and head to my gate. They start boarding and They scan my boarding pass, it comes up a big red x. They send me to the counter to talk to the agent. They check the notes on my boarding pass and says "too many carry on items". The desk agent sees what I have and rolls their eyes like "wtf is wrong with people". My flight was maybe 60% full so there was plenty of overhead storage and most people had open middle seats. So dumb.
Okay. Two trips on the vooks for next year that is live some recs on. I'll post the separate for clarity.
1) Universal in Orlando in February. This is part of a trip with my then 5 and 9 year olds to Tampa to visit my dad so we're just doing one night midweek.
Planning on staying at one of their resorts for the early admission.
The priority is getting the two Harry Potter sections in. Anything else is a bonus.
I know we'll need to get two days' worth of passes and passes for both of the parks. Not going to have time for the water park.
2) West Coast trip next July for our Honeymoon/10th Anniversary. This is just my wife and I.
The rough itinerary is San Francisco to Napa to Redwoods to Portland to Seattle over 10-11 days. We're planning on using the 101 where feasible. Renting a car after SF until Seattle.
Any attractions or food recs are appreciated. (I have already reviewed previous Portland/Oregon recs from the thread.)
Our biggest question mark is currently how to work out Redwoods since the accommodations are really limited in that area. There are a handful of cabins there but only reserve like six months out so that's not ideal for many reasons.
Okay. Two trips on the vooks for next year that is live some recs on. I'll post the separate for clarity.
1) Universal in Orlando in February. This is part of a trip with my then 5 and 9 year olds to Tampa to visit my dad so we're just doing one night midweek.
Planning on staying at one of their resorts for the early admission.
The priority is getting the two Harry Potter sections in. Anything else is a bonus.
I know we'll need to get two days' worth of passes and passes for both of the parks. Not going to have time for the water park.
Anybody have any recs or hacks for Universal?
make sure you save time to ride Spider-Man at Islands, and Transformers at Studios.
Okay. Two trips on the vooks for next year that is live some recs on. I'll post the separate for clarity.
1) Universal in Orlando in February. This is part of a trip with my then 5 and 9 year olds to Tampa to visit my dad so we're just doing one night midweek.
Planning on staying at one of their resorts for the early admission.
The priority is getting the two Harry Potter sections in. Anything else is a bonus.
I know we'll need to get two days' worth of passes and passes for both of the parks. Not going to have time for the water park.
Anybody have any recs or hacks for Universal?
make sure you save time to ride Spider-Man at Islands, and Transformers at Studios.
2) West Coast trip next July for our Honeymoon/10th Anniversary. This is just my wife and I.
The rough itinerary is San Francisco to Napa to Redwoods to Portland to Seattle over 10-11 days. We're planning on using the 101 where feasible. Renting a car after SF until Seattle.
Any attractions or food recs are appreciated. (I have already reviewed previous Portland/Oregon recs from the thread.)
Our biggest question mark is currently how to work out Redwoods since the accommodations are really limited in that area. There are a handful of cabins there but only reserve like six months out so that's not ideal for many reasons.
If you feel comfortable "risking it", there are a lot of inns that don't do online or in-advance reservations and you may be able to find something last minute in the area. Are you open to camping as a back up?
2) West Coast trip next July for our Honeymoon/10th Anniversary. This is just my wife and I.
The rough itinerary is San Francisco to Napa to Redwoods to Portland to Seattle over 10-11 days. We're planning on using the 101 where feasible. Renting a car after SF until Seattle.
Any attractions or food recs are appreciated. (I have already reviewed previous Portland/Oregon recs from the thread.)
Our biggest question mark is currently how to work out Redwoods since the accommodations are really limited in that area. There are a handful of cabins there but only reserve like six months out so that's not ideal for many reasons.
If you want a fancy dinner in Seattle, I couldn't recommend Canlis fast enough. My sister in law got married there and the food was fantastic.
Also, Ghostfish Brewing if you want to try some beers. They are located near the football/baseball stadiums south of downtown.
2) West Coast trip next July for our Honeymoon/10th Anniversary. This is just my wife and I.
The rough itinerary is San Francisco to Napa to Redwoods to Portland to Seattle over 10-11 days. We're planning on using the 101 where feasible. Renting a car after SF until Seattle.
Any attractions or food recs are appreciated. (I have already reviewed previous Portland/Oregon recs from the thread.)
Our biggest question mark is currently how to work out Redwoods since the accommodations are really limited in that area. There are a handful of cabins there but only reserve like six months out so that's not ideal for many reasons.
Stay on the 101 as long as you can through Oregon, especially the southern coast. I've done the roundtrip drive from LA to Seattle a couple of times and that section might be the highlight.
Brookings, Gold Beach, Port Orford and Bandon are all nice towns where you can find an inn or motel. Recently camped at Carl G. Washburne SP and there's a super cool beach you can hike to called Hobbit Beach.
Before getting to Redwood NP, it's also worth stopping at Humboldt Redwoods SP and doing the slower drive through the Avenue of the Giants.
I spent a day in Newport, OR. There's a small aquarium there. Rogue has it's main brewery on the harbor, next to the bridge. There's a lighthouse just north of town. Not sure when you planned on cutting off 101 to head inland to Portland, but you can jump on 20 there and get to I-5 near Albany/Corvallis.
2) West Coast trip next July for our Honeymoon/10th Anniversary. This is just my wife and I.
The rough itinerary is San Francisco to Napa to Redwoods to Portland to Seattle over 10-11 days. We're planning on using the 101 where feasible. Renting a car after SF until Seattle.
Any attractions or food recs are appreciated. (I have already reviewed previous Portland/Oregon recs from the thread.)
Our biggest question mark is currently how to work out Redwoods since the accommodations are really limited in that area. There are a handful of cabins there but only reserve like six months out so that's not ideal for many reasons.
If you feel comfortable "risking it", there are a lot of inns that don't do online or in-advance reservations and you may be able to find something last minute in the area. Are you open to camping as a back up?
We're not going to have gear for camping, unfortunately.
Okay. Two trips on the vooks for next year that is live some recs on. I'll post the separate for clarity.
1) Universal in Orlando in February. This is part of a trip with my then 5 and 9 year olds to Tampa to visit my dad so we're just doing one night midweek.
Planning on staying at one of their resorts for the early admission.
The priority is getting the two Harry Potter sections in. Anything else is a bonus.
I know we'll need to get two days' worth of passes and passes for both of the parks. Not going to have time for the water park.
Anybody have any recs or hacks for Universal?
I know Dave Maynar is really busy right now but he knows a lot about Disney/Universal since he did a lot of the planning when we took our boys. I absolutely loved Universal and I'm not even a big theme park person.
Okay. Two trips on the vooks for next year that is live some recs on. I'll post the separate for clarity.
1) Universal in Orlando in February. This is part of a trip with my then 5 and 9 year olds to Tampa to visit my dad so we're just doing one night midweek.
Planning on staying at one of their resorts for the early admission.
The priority is getting the two Harry Potter sections in. Anything else is a bonus.
I know we'll need to get two days' worth of passes and passes for both of the parks. Not going to have time for the water park.
Anybody have any recs or hacks for Universal?
Staying at a Universal hotel is worth it for early admission. If you can afford it, staying at one of their higher end hotels gets you free priority passes. And the more expensive universal hotels are less expensive than the cheaper Disney hotels.
Be there before gates open at Harry Potter. Ride the big rides first. Like Hagrid’s rollercoaster. So fun Then take your time at the shops. Eating at one of the restaurants, the Leaky Cauldron or Three Broomsticks is a must. And then there is butterbeer. Yummm 😋
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