So, the conference was being held at some of the area gardens and sights that were on my pass, which was one reason to get it. Rachel and John would have free time after their talks, but some of these places cost $18 a pop for just going in, but if you’re ever
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in this area, get the Brandywine Treasures pass to get in to these fabulous places. They had to leave really early in the morning in order to go on the bus that was scheduled, but I was able to drive them a couple of times so that we could all sleep later. Plus, I would cherry pick the places that I was going, so drop them at Longwood Gardens for talks and go to the Brandywine River Museum to see the Wyeths’, Pyles, and Chalfonts that I liked, but couldn’t take pictures of, go to the
Brandywine Battlefield which was one of the bloodiest clashes in the Revolutionary War, and hit the Natural History Museum for a quick tour before returning to Longwood for free time after talks. Tropical storm Andrea had moved in and I was happy
to be in the museum and leery of walking in gardens, but Longwood had a serious conservatory that we were able to tour out of the rain. This was another Du Pont house and gardens, but this was an escape estate with a small
house on the grounds, but what grounds. Even in the rain, this was spectacular and I could just imagine how much time we could spend in there on a good day. We were soaked from the knees down by the time that we made it back to the conservatory, but it
was worth it. The pictures do not do the whole garden justice…I would have a membership here if I lived here… There was a conservatory in the house with a big fat cat lying in a chair and they are a cat sanctuary and have 17 on the grounds. We
made it to the open air theater, the Italian water garden, topiary gardens, and watched the fountain show that went off on the hour. This is probably the only place that I would have spent this much time walking around in the rain. It’s really too much to put into words even though these are the gardens that are killing us according to people in the know…
So, the conference was being held at some of the area gardens and sights that were on my pass, which was one reason to get it. Rachel and John would have free time after their talks, but some of these places cost $18 a pop for just going in, but if you’re ever 
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