During the end of March, Mom, Dad, Brian, and Katie vacationed at Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA. Colonial Williamsburg was the capital of Virginia Colony from 1698 until 1780 when the capital was moved to Richmond. Before 1698, Jamestown was the capital. Colonial Williamsburg is a 301 acre historic area with original and restored building with gardens, walks, streets, and characters in period costumes. Here is the summary of the family trip to this historic area:
Among other things, the family took a night-time ghost tour that started at the Shields Tavern. They said the tour was interesting, telling stories of hauntings in several buildings. While they ate dinner at one of the taverns, this group came marching and playing music down the main street:
Katie and Brian got in deep trouble at the court house:
They also went down to Jamestown on the James River. Jamestown is 8 miles from Williamsburg. At Jamestown Settlement, they have recreated a Powhatan Indian Village, the Jamestown Fort, and three ships for their living history museum. Jamestown was settled in May of 1607, 13 years before the pilgrims landed in Massachusetts.
Here they are in a dug out canoe made from a cypress log. Cypress resists rot very well and some canoes lasted for generations. The indians used fire to burn out the interior of the canoe and then scraped out the burned sections with shells.
While in the area, they went to Busch Gardens, Europe amusement park. They look a little lost.
During the trip, they also went to Virginia Beach and stayed at the Windham Hotel, traveled the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, and ate at a restaurant on a man-made island. For details on the trip and more photos visit here. Thanks for traveling back in time with us!
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