Isabel Zhang @ VCU

I'm not sure whether is't proper to comment the father of the Declaration of Independence is this way. But it's my true feeling after touring around Monticello. I used to think that it's only the country with a two-hundred+ year history, it's only a two-hundred years old house. Photograph, touch or accidentally laying a finger on the door is prohibited. Is it necessary to be sooooooo strict? But all these dissatisfaction went away after seeing the inside of the house.

The bed placed between two rooms.
I forget the exact name, it must be a term. Jefferson thought put the bed there could save place. But from my point of view, he could shift himself between the two rooms by jumping across the bed! That could be a lot of fun! And there's no need to build the door, though there's a door there. I'm not using enantiosis by saying so. This is really a rare design!

The closet above the bed.
There are three holes on the wall above the bed. I'd thought wooden cuckoo could come out from these holes at sharp o'clock by singing "BU KU BU KU~~~". But the guide said these holes could let air and light in the closet so that Jefferson could find things without holding a candle. (Fine, here lies the difference between an extraodinary leader and an ordinary kid......) The access to the closet is behind a door at one end of the bed. The bed together with the closet were really cute!

The automatical door.
The other side of the door closes automatically while you pull one side. I was wondering why he didn't make all the door like this. Others say it was his experiment. I thought it was left intended for later tourists to be amazed at......

The wine's elevator.
Obviously, I made up the name again. It is more common than the former designs. But as for Americans, it should be mentioned.......But together with another delicate rolling-door, it sounds the serve of the meals became high-tech related.

He drew, he designed, he worked on politics, he struggled between the equality of every humanbeing and slavery and he drafted the Declaration of Independence. He could use seven languages, he taught himself Spanish and architecture. In one word, he's really a talent! I'd thought the trip might be boring. It turned out contrarily.