Williamsburg

I got home last night from my little trip to Williamsburg with my friends. We had the best time! I was far too pooped when I got home to post about it. We met at the hotel at 2 Sunday afternoon. I ran in to a wee bit of traffic on the way so they got there before I did. The nice ladies working at the front desk were nice enough to let them check in so when I got there all I had to do was sign a couple of things. I was also thrilled to find out those same ladies upgraded our room so we ended up staying in a VERY roomy 2 bedroom suite with 2 full bathrooms. It also had a full kitchen. It was a very nice room! We had enough room for at least 2 more people. We headed for Colonial Williamsburg shortly after checking in which was just a hop, skip, and a jump away. We ate an early dinner at The Cheese Shop and afterwards did some browsing at some shops while we waited for our evening lanthorn tour to begin. The lanthorn tour was very interesting. After that we headed back to the hotel where we stayed up late talking, snacking, making bracelets, and sorting through stash. Laura and I both brought some things we didn't want any more so we all went through each other's goodies and took what we wanted. I don't know about them but I really didn't want to go to bed...we were having a lot of fun. I've just realized that this post could quickly become a novel so I'll try to put this all in a nutshell. On Monday morning we got up early, had a really yummy (and free!) breakfast at the hotel, and then headed for the sites. The shuttle dropped us off at the Capitol which is what you see here. After the tour we got to go in to the jail which was really neat. We went in to one cell which looked like it had a coffin in it. Kind of creepy..lol. We also went on a tour of the Governor's Palace which was very neat. This picture is just the center front of the Palace. It's VERY large. I couldn't fit the whole thing from where I was standing. There was a beautiful garden maze outside of the Palace that we spent some time getting lost in. Such fun and the weather was perfect.







Back then, the kitchens were not in the houses. They were in a seperate building outside of the house. We went in to find some Colonial folks cooking Colonial style. Yes, that's a bunny on that platter. Ewwwwwww. That creeped me out a tad. Especially since it was it's full body laying there complete with ears and teeth. Yuk. I don't think it was quite as icky as the calves head on a platter in the Governor's Palace though. I would've been so skinny if I would have lived back then. Yuk, yuk, yuk.

We went to tons of other places including the Wythe House. Millinery, Wig Maker shop, Apothecary.....oh, I took an Apothecary picture...here ya go...

We had lunch at Chowning's Tavern. First time I've been to one of those. Very nice lunch. We also went on a quick tour through Bruton Parish Church which was really neat. I loved seeing the name plates on the doors to the pews where George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry sat. Very very neat. We also spent some time at the DeWitt Museum which was a lot of fun. We got to see a lot of neat things. After the museum we went to a couple of shops and then it was time for me to head back home. I know I've left a lot out...I could go on for hours, I think. We had such a great time! We really hope that Rachel can come back so we can do it again. We still have a lot to see.