http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Virginia , Williamsburg en-us Sun, 06 Dec 09 15:44:04 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 09 15:44:04 +0000 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. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-451243.html Founded as the capital of the Virginia Colony in 1699 Williamsburg was named in honor of the King of England at the time King William III. This historic city is a dream come true for anyone interested in U.S. History as well as those who simply enjoy the beauty of small East coast towns.Williamsburg is filled with historical reenactments buildings and sites. Your vacation in Williamsburg would http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-438069.html 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 tr http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-413193.html Day 27. We visited Colonial Williamsburg http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-413187.html 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 l http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-412806.html Prelude WillimanticAfter 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 t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-400609.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-370009.html We head south to Virginia to spend a weekend with Sethrsquos parents and grandmother in Colonial Williamsburg. We intentionally avoid the interstate and so itrsquos a lovely scenic drive. Friday night is mostly spent catching up with family. Saturday we start our day at Friendlyrsquos and I just canrsquot say that was a good idea. I felt as though wersquod gone out of our way to fi http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-345134.html ldquoIf 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.rdquo President Elect Barack ObamaWell I arrived in Washington on Thursday October 30th. I arrived around 2pm. I unloaded the car and then tried t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-343655.html 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 beyootiful. 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 g http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-329842.html 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 h http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-327810.html We awoke to another fine warm day although a little breezy.The weathermen are forecasting rain tomorrow from a low off the Carolina coast but we will head further inland then so maybe it won't be too bad for sightseeing in the open.While we have a big unit at the Super 8 the place was really tired and even though we intend to stay in Williamsburg for another night we will hunt out another motel fo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-327499.html Planned another easy day today so late start for a simple breakfast on offer at the Super 8 at Virginia Beach.After watching Regis and Kellya show you can get hooked on just to see who they are going to have on and what they are going to talk aboutit was time to hit the road.By the way they interviewed the delicious Diane Lane who is starring opposite Richard Gere in Nights at Rodanthe which op http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-326919.html After a long discussion over a nice cup of tea in the bar we decided to go ahead and visit Mount Vernon. For those interested they have a website mountvernon.org. Mount Vernon George and Martha Washington's mansion and farm lies some 2 hours up I95 and close to Washington. Mount Vernon stands as a monument to its builder George and is situated on a commanding hillside overlooking the Potomac Rive http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-325402.html Before l go onto todays blog l must offer an apologise. I have it on higher authority thats Nancy that what l described yesterday as a possum was actually a raccoo. Now l can't say for sure whether his name was Rocky. Now l sure you would agree that there aint much difference between a possum and a raccoon but what l know.Anyway today Tuesday has turned out to be a wet day but still hot and http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-325369.html Monday morning Must be time for breakfast with Martha Washington of course she is the real person and wife of George Washington.Anyway we turn up at the Bar and Grill for breakfast at 8.15 am and sit down to a full English breakfast with lots of grits and things. We are then joined by Martha who tells us in context all about life in the 1770s. Their lifestyle their living conditions etc. e http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-325279.html I know l keeping saying this but we must have a day off sometime. But NOT todayIts Busch Gardens day. We have had to go today because it is only open Friday Saturday and Sunday. So todays the day.Anyway this Busch Gardens is rather smaller than Tampa but nevertheless good. Nancy says it was absolutely fabulous the rides were really really good but unfortunately River Rapids was closed so we http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-324750.html Its Saturday so it must time for some more history. Today its Yorktown and Billsville thats Williamsburg to you and lFirst Yorktown the scene of the final battle for Independence. We lost just in case you didn't know. Anyway we went to the Visitors centre where again we have a really interesting interactive time. The centre is set out in a really interesting way. You walk through the actual http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-324749.html Can l just say at this point that we have not yet a day off on this vacation sorry holiday.Today we had the morning off and went off to Colonial Williamsburg in the afternoon. We had bought tickets go to see a early 18th century witches trial. Audience members pose quesions to witnesses and play the role of jury in the strange case of Grace Sherwood accused of causing neigbours' crops to fail http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-323936.html Montcello his plantation near Charlottesville Virginia was the centre of Thomas Jefferson's world. To get there we travelled for 2 hours down I64. A very long day The name Monticello in Italian means 'little mountain. To understand Thomas Jefferson one must understand Monticello it can be seen as his autobiographical statement. Monticello was a house an ornamental landscape a farm a sma http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Williamsburg/blog-323927.html