29 Apr

Weekend in Richmond • Kath Eats

We spent last Friday night and most of Saturday in Richmond! Proper right here’s the recap.

Thomas’s Aunt Layton lives in Richmond and offered to host the boys for a night whereas we had dad and mother’ night out at a resort. In truth we jumped on the availability. Layton and her affiliate John had loads of actions and delicious meals deliberate. They roasted s’mores on the fireside pit and carried out with Layton’s yoga studio in her basement. The boys had a stupendous go to.

Whereas they’d been with Layton and John, Thomas and I spent the night on the Quirk Lodge!

I’d been to the Richmond Quirk for lunch sooner than and executed at Staycation on the Charlottesville location, nevertheless I’d in no way stayed at this property. It’s critically one in all many cutest resort lobbies there could also be!

Perks with Capital One Enterprise X

I booked our keep on with my Enterprise X card, which is my favorite journey card. I had a $300 journey credit score rating with this card and some elements to cancel out the $50 steadiness, so our hold was no worth to us. PLUS, as a result of it’s a Life-style Assortment resort with Captial One, we had been upgraded to a set and given $90 of on-site credit score to put within the path of drinks and breakfast! I didn’t perceive we had these perks and we used them enthusiastically. Be taught additional regarding the Enterprise X benefits proper right here.

Our Loft

Our loft was spacious and actually cool.

Dinner at Chez Foushee

After we modified for dinner we walked 2 blocks to Chez Foushee.

The ambiance was upscale and traditional such that I felt like we had stepped into France.

We had a number of cocktails whereas we listened to a dwell saxophonist. Mine was Rye Whiskey and Thyme. I cherished it!

We shared fried oysters and french bread to begin out.

I cherished my crab cake with crispy potatoes and asparagus. Thomas had a shrimp spring risotto that he cherished.

After Dinner Drinks

We purchased once more to the Quirk spherical 8 and didn’t want to go to mattress, so we ended up using our resort credit score on a spherical of drinks! I had an Outdated Customary and Thomas an Espresso Martini. They’d been perfection and the bar ambiance was merely what we wished.

Quirk Lodge Breakfast

We liked Blanchards espresso (and appreciated the free refills!) from the lobby and ordered breakfast with the rest of our credit score rating.

I had the Hearty & Healthful with a Greek yogurt parfait and avocado toast plus a facet salad. Thomas had poached eggs over biscuit with gravy.

Science Museum of Richmond

After we reunited with the boys, we went to the Science Museum of Virginia. I was notably excited for the planetarium. It was the right chilly, moist day train.

The boys cherished the rate shows, and we seen the creepy bugs and snakes.

The highlight for me was The Dome the place we seen an enormous show film about astronauts teaching underwater for space walks. Afterwards we had an astronomy lesson. It was wonderful (nevertheless might have used additional house music!)