The Castle

One of my favorite people and dearest friends, Britt, gave us the most thoughtful and classy wedding gift. She gave us a certificate to stay in a bed and breakfast called The Castle in north west Maryland. It was the perfect weekend getaway before life gets busy with packing and house renovation projects . I love the gift idea and will most likely do it myself some time in the future. I want to say a HUGE thank you to Britt! We loved it!

The Castle was built in 1840 and shortly after purchased by Andrew Ramsay, a young entrepreneur that founded a company in Mt. Savage Maryland producing bricks. He added on to the house in order to make it a replica of Craig Castle. He lived here until the depression hit and he lost his business and fortune. 

We stayed in the Ramsay Room. It was gorgeous and the bed was SO comfortable.
We didn't want to leave. 

We woke up to the most beautiful morning! Breakfast
was served on this gorgeous wrap-around stone porch. 

Breakfast was ready and waiting for us. We were served berry mellon
parfaits and then some delicious spinach quiche.  

The view was of the gorgeous rolling hills of NW Maryland and was spectacular! It was
fun to sit and chat  for a while as we took in the view and soaked up the green.  

Sean surprised me and bought be this beautiful pair of earrings. A perfect little gift for our romantic weekend. I have always loved amber.
I love the color and I love how the flecks  in them look like gold. 

While in the North West Corner of Maryland, 

we decided to go and see some of the historic sights. 

Harpers Ferry

Though I have ridden past it several times while tubing down the Shenandoah River, I had never actually been to Harpers Ferry. We were lucky to catch the free tour right as we arrived. It was very interesting to learn about John Brown and the slave rebellion that contributed to the start of the Civil War. We were also able to get some much needed ice-cream.  

While at Harpers Ferry, we hiked up to a look out point where Thomas Jefferson once stood and
declared this area one of the most beautiful and picturesque vistas. It did not disappoint. 

Paw Paw Tunnel 

We also went to check out Paw Paw tunnel, built in the 1830s as a part of the C&O canal.
It had that abandoned feel that Sean loves.   

I really will miss this green! 

Lucketts

We decided to take some of the back roads through Virginia on our way home and
we did not regret it. We were able to avoid traffic on the beltway and luckily
happened to go through Leesburg. I had heard about Lucketts and how great
the antiquing is and decided that it would be a fun pitstop. It was great window shopping. 

Lucketts had an anthropology, rustic chic feel to it. I loved that some of the display
structures outside were built with the repurposed antique doors that they also sell. 

Here was the best find of the trip. 

Sean pulls it off much better than I do.