Excitement is building. Making a list of all the places we want to see and favorite places to eat. Took a look through some of the hundreds of photos we shot when we lived there and included here a few favorites and views of where we lived in the Emerald Hill Road historic district. [View Full Entry]

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Day 29. We went to the Busch Garden Water Park. No photos as the camera battery finally died. I can't find the charger in the car but Mary will be with us on the 30th with her nice camera so we will continue to have updates and photos while we visit Washington DC. But do check the video attached. The campgrounds we are at in Williamsburg is an RV park and located between a highway and ACTIVE train track. We have coal trains going by our tent (within 20 feet) 3 times a night. Makes for interesting stay. [View Full Entry]

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Day 27. We visited Colonial Williamsburg [View Full Entry]

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Alright now class, let's talk about the founding of Jamestown in 1607. Okay that's good enough. This and Williamsburg are worth a a visit if you like history and all but they are both a bit commercialized. There are a few original buildings but mostly they are reproductions and that is okay but I prefer to see and original if at all possible. One has to keep in mind that things weren't built to last back then and the occassional hurricane as well as other severe weather has taken it's toll. Here a few pictures of both locations and as you [View Full Entry]

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Prelude: Willimantic After a year of diving back into the plenary experience of graduate school, my first year of "doctoral college," with its thrill and exhaustion, my parents decided to venture down to Connecticut for a visit. UConn, as it's known here (which is often mixed up with the Yukon - people are either very polite and mention that they didn't know the Yukon had a uni, or ask me what in the hell would make me go up there?)" It's a slip I make frequently. I have the fortune to live in the small town of Willimantic, the nearest actual [View Full Entry]

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So I arrived in Williamsburg and checked into my timeshare. I am staying at the Wyndham Kingsgate. My unit has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a pullout couch, a dining room, and a kitchen, as well as a washer and dryer. I love it. The facility has both an outdoor and indoor heated pool, an outdoor hot tub, a fitness center, a restaurant, and an arcade with unlimited play. It's near a KMart as well, which is convenient. Wyndham has three properties in the area. Governor's Green is the big, new one. Besides Kingsgate, there is also Patriot's Place. I have access [View Full Entry]

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“If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.” President Elect Barack Obama Well, I arrived in Washington on Thursday October 30th. I arrived around 2pm. I unloaded the car and then tried to find somewhere to park the car while I was in town. It took literally and hour of driving around before I found a spot. The parking lots in the area of [View Full Entry]

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We head south to Virginia to spend a weekend with Seth’s parents and grandmother in Colonial Williamsburg. We intentionally avoid the interstate and so it’s a lovely, scenic drive. Friday night is mostly spent catching up with family. Saturday we start our day at Friendly’s, and I just can’t say that was a good idea. I felt as though we’d gone out of our way to find the slowest and most inept server in the state. But we eventually make it into Colonial Williamsburg, via the Welcome Center buses. We begin delving into 18th century life with a visit to the [View Full Entry]

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Okay, so I guess this starts it. I do live in Virginia, but I don't live in Williamsburg. I lvoe going there for the Oktoberfest though, which we are going to this year and I am very excited about it! I love my hometown. We're right near D.C. and it is soooo be-yoo-ti-ful. I am a city girl, if you can't already tell. Shopping, arts, food, culture. I indulge it all through the city. But I plan on going many more places. Well, some planned, some not. I'll just see how far it takes me. I am younger than most people [View Full Entry]

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Early Tuesday morning we set out for the historic area around Williamsburg (2.5 hour drive). Although there is a Historic Williamsburg, to enter and tour required a fee ($37 per). So we walked the streets, played tourist, and took photos for free, We also went on the campus of William and Mary (second only to Harvard in age). Light rain fell, but we persisted and finished our street walk and headed to the Yorktown Battlefield. Historic areas are under the National Park Service, so access is free to Golden Eagle Pass holders (old people). We took a driving tour of [View Full Entry]

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