Video of Hometown

[peacetraveler22]

It finally happened! Someone posted a video of my hometown on YouTube this week. :) The quality isn't great but maybe you'll enjoy it. Or at least like the REAL country music playing in the background. I don't know the name of the singer. Many fun memories flashing on the video, including the roller skating rink, bowling alley and water park I frequently visited as a child. And you will see a shot of "Emmanuel Baptist Church." This is the school I went to from 5th - 12th grade. The one that made me agnostic. The nice shots of the fields at the end are from the Manassas Battlefield. I'll have to do a post on it sometime.

And if you haven't done so, check out my post "Home is Where the Heart Is" where I write about my hometown.

One reader was kind enough to take the time to drive around and make a video of his hometown for me. Really interesting to see!

I wish everyone a pleasant weekend.

Comments

[mujlan01.livejournal.com]

Cute little town :)) and a historical place as far as I understood.
I wonder what people do for a living? I mean is there «real» local buseness, or some of them can get job not far from city?

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

It's quite historical in the Civil War context. A lot of people commute to DC for work, but it's a real hellish drive. About two hours in rush hour traffic each way. I used to drive it everyday, but then moved to Arlington, Virginia to be closer to the city. On weekends when there's no traffic, it's only about 1/2 hour ride to DC.

[mujlan01.livejournal.com]

Holy shit....4 hours every day driving sounds like Moscow :))

[peacetraveler22.livejournal.com]

DC area has the worst traffic in America. Very few people actually live in the city, so everyone commutes from the suburbs of Virginia and Maryland. I sat in Moscow traffic and it's similar. :)