Blogs from Williamsburg, Virginia, United States, North America

There is so much interesting history here in Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum and you'll feel like you are living in the 18th century. Jamestown was the original capital of the Virginia Colony and was the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the new world founded in 1607. In 1699 it was petitioned to make Middle Plantation, later rename Williamsburg the capital in honor of King William III. Today I met Patrick Henry and George Wythe, both amazing historical figures. Patrick Henry was the first and sixth Governor of post-colonial Virginia. He is the orator of the "Give me liberty or give me death". He fought for independence from England and he opposed the US Constitution because he was afraid of a strong central government without a Bill of Rights. George Wythe was ... read more

The drive from Americamps RV Resort in Ashland VA to Newport News Regional Park Campground in Newport News VA was, again, short by Uncle Larry’s standards – 69 miles or 1 hour 9 minutes per Google Maps. Newport News Regional Park is a municipal campground, as you might have guessed, and is embellished with the same amenities as most state parks – spacious, well-dispersed and well-shaded sites. Cell service and my Wi-Fi hot spot worked fine, but satellite television reception was non-existent. Although the American Civil War did impact Williamsburg, this area of Virginia is all about the colonial era and the Revolutionary War, so don your tricorne hat and wig while you’re visiting what I’ll call, “The Historic Triangle.” I found the web sites quite confusing with this package and that bundle so, and due ... read more

Today was mostly consumed by pulling the bike parts out of the box, putting it back together, followed by a 20 mile test ride. I found Williamsburg to be a beautiful place. As someone who basically grew up on the West Coast, I find it fascinating to see people going on about their lives in a town that goes back to the very early 18th Century. Every building I saw in The Old and New parts of town was beautifully restored or made to look like it belonged. Everything was neat and tidy. Thanks to the lifelong mission of Dr. W.A. Goodwin, and a the money of John D Rockefeller, Colonial Williamsburg has been restored to replicate its hay day as the Seat of Virginia’s British governed Capital. As I peddled through the many streets of ... read more

April 3, 2018Weather: 50s and cloudy half the day, Upper 60s and sunny rest of the day. States: VirginiaCity: Williamsburg to Jamestown to Yorktown... read more

Well we started our second day in Washington by heading over to Arlington cemetery. This is the place where a number of the American soldiers had been buried from the civil war until today and has a number of monuments. One of its residents? is JFK and his family so we thought we would go visit as well I also wanted to see a huge statue of the famous flag raising at “Iwo Jima” which is near the cemetery. When we arrived there were hundreds of people already there which was a bit of a surprise for me as I thought it wouldn't be a popular tourist trap…I was wrong!! It was a little surreal seeing people standing next to graves smiling have their photos taken and leaning into JFKs plot and doing the peace sign ... read more