Some Ways We Spend Our
Free Time
Based
on their experiences, combined faculty and residents put together the
following “Free Time” activity suggestions for Norfolk, Virginia
Beach, and the Hampton Roads area.
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 Baseball
– taking in Tidewater Tides game (Met’s AAA Farm Team) at
Norfolk’s Harbor Park, which overlooks the eastern branch of the
Elizabeth River.
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Rollerblading
– on the seawall in Virginia Beach.
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Opera
– attending a performance of the Virginia Opera Company at
the Harrison Opera House in downtown Norfolk.
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Bicycling
– through First Landing State Park located on the oceanfront in
Virginia Beach or along the Colonial Parkway between Yorktown,
Williamsburg, and Jamestown.
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Basketball
- attending an Old Dominion Lady Monarchs basketball game.
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Cinema
– walking to the Naro Theater in Ghent (Norfolk) to see a highly acclaimed
foreign film or eating dinner while watching a recent release at
the Commodore Theater in Portsmouth.
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Social
Hour – getting together once a month on Friday evenings for
a residency-sponsored social hour with residents and faculty.
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Summer
Concert Series – sitting on a blanket by the world’s
largest natural harbor watching coal colliers and aircraft
carriers go by while listening to the Continental Army Band play
at historic Fort Monroe, a short drive from downtown Norfolk.
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Grand
Illumination – visiting Williamsburg to celebrate the
lighting of the holiday decorations (50 minute drive from
Norfolk).
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Mariner's
Museum – touring one of the worlds’ foremost maritime
museums in Newport News, VA (30 minutes from Norfolk). The museum is located on the James River and a wooded trail
located on the property makes for a nice walk.
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| Mariner's
Museum, Newport News, VA |
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Hampton Air
and Space Museum – visiting the Air and Space Museum in
Downtown Hampton, VA. Hampton
is home to NASA Langley Research Center and the Mercury Space Program. Immediately adjacent to the museum is a beautiful old
Carousel your children, nieces, and nephews will enjoy visiting.
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Racing
or Jogging – the streets of Hampton Roads in races organized
by the Striders.
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Battleship
Wisconsin/Nauticus Maritime Museum – these attractions are
located on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk.
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Dining
Out – at one of Norfolk’s many outstanding restaurants, whose
fare draws patrons from adjacent cities.
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TGIF
– Friday evenings on the waterfront in downtown Norfolk with
free music.
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