We went to visit Monticello this past weekend. A first for all of us. I’ve heard all the wonderful things about Monticello for years and have always wanted to see it. And overall, it was pretty cool. I enjoyed hearing about the history of it, that it is 11,000 sq ft (talk about a McMansion) and that he was an architect and nerd, amongst other things.
It doesn’t take very long to tour the grounds, just a cemetary, cellar and kitchen, and vegetable garden on the side. They offer tours of the main house. $22 gets you just the downstairs view. Our tourguide was a crotchety old lady who spoke too softly and kicked kids out if they fussed. I asked her to speak up and she told me to stand closer to her. After the tour, we went to visit the cellar and kitchen. It was a pretty large kitchen, which made sense because they said dinner included about 35 or so dishes.
I’d imagine you’d need a pretty large staff to churn out such a lavish meal every evening.
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