UVA Architecture

Our grandson attends UVA. He is a sophomore majoring in math and computer science. The school is located an hour from their home in central Virginia and two hours from our house. That makes it very convenient in so many ways. It offers the getaway from the home feeling and is close enough to drive back and forth when needed. We have been planning to take a tour of the campus with him since he started there, but COVID messed up any opportunity. So we waited until last week to finally see the campus. On our way to their home we first stopped off at UVA and parked in front of his house where he lives with seven other people. He loved in the dorm last year. They all belong to the rafting club - he even gives lessons in the pool. His mom joined us there and we set out. Because of the thanksgiving holiday the place was literally deserted. And the remains of the memorials from the school shooting the week before were everywhere. So it was a different sort of tour, but interesting at that time of the day - almost dusk. It’s obvious it was made by Thomas Jefferson because the style is so Monticello. We passed by all of the landmarks and statues of the third President. We walked from one end to the other then went to a really nice restaurant for dinner. Our grandson’s roommate was our waiter. We are hoping to visit again in warmer weather and more normal circumstances. The “academical village” is named on the world heritage list.