In DC’s back yard

With a gently rolling terrain offering plenty of opportunity for outdoor activities, lively dining scene, a music venue (Tally Ho Theater), an impressive recreation complex, easily accessible and well laid out trails, and an outlet shopping center, Leesburg – the government seat of Loudoun County in VA – almost feels like families’ heaven. Even the cemeteries here look very sunny – the sunniest cemeteries I have ever seen. It’s a bit strange, though, that nobody said hello on the streets.
Despite a growing population of IT professionals and gray data centers that have kept popping up on its green landscape, you can still get a feel of the Old South if you drive around in Loudoun County: large pieces of rural land, horses, and a giant oak in a farm…