Williamsburg, United States Travel Blogs

Colonial Williamsburg (World/US&C)
Nov 23, 2007 (5 photos)

... we were exploring along with my kids, my sister, my niece and her daughter. We had a wonderful time walking around Colonial Williamsburg. The fall colors were so gorgeous. We had Thanksgiving dinner at Shield's Tavern which was a fun and unique way to ...

Day -1
May 4, 2007

... after waiting 3 hours, I did see the Queen and photographed her as she passed down Duke of Glochester Street in Colonial Williamsburg. I know you had much better views of her on TV; but,I was there. The library computer ssystem has blocked my attempts ...

Williamsburg to Easton
May 12, 2008 (13 photos)

We left Williamsburg Sunday morning we were driving along the highway to Norfork on the road in front of us were two large vultures who were breakfasting off a dead carcass. Guess who's camera was switched off?. We drove across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge ...

Day 10
Mar 23, 2007 (47 photos)

March 22, 2007      We traveled to Williamsburg, Virginia. The weather was like a cool day in Hawaii. It went up to about 70F.      We picked up our guide, Felix Simmons. He is kind and funny. A very good guide. ...

Williamsburg--Another Not GWT
Apr 21, 2008 (1 photos)

     Historical Williamsburg, Virginia.  This trip is also not the Great Western Trip coming to this blog June 27,  but it was a fun little trip.  It's one of our get away trips.  We have gone here& ...

Williamsburg and Jamestown
Apr 23, 2006 (20 photos)

... The only other time we had rainy weather was at the Bay of Fundy - for the last part of that day. Our guide to Colonial Williamsburg was Mr. Simmons. Besides his knowledge of the area and his ability to talk like Donald Duck, he is a Cooper - a trades ...

Day 4 - Part 1
Apr 24, 2008 (21 photos)

... , but they broke out. We had lunch at Sheild's Tavern and a little bit of shopping. And then more shopping at the Williamsburg General Store. Also, Kento has an entire slide show of Street Apples that he will show at the next PTO meeting. To Be ...

Day -2
May 3, 2007

... a participant in this summer's group tour.  (Glenda, incidentally, now has become supportive of my goal.) I am in Williamsburg, VA, the eastern trailhead of the trip which goes from Virginia to Oregon.  Originally signed up were 14 members plus ...

Williamsburg
Oct 24, 2007 (20 photos)

... from the next office destination in Richmond. There's just so much to do in this very historical area. Colonial Williamsburg is a living history museum. It's a whole town with many original buildings, some reconstructions, from the Colonial time period. ...

A big uh oh.....Houston, we have a problem!
Jul 9, 2007 (7 photos)

... the State Troopers finished, they towed the RV to a storage shed and we moved into a nearby motel in the small town of Williamsburg. Over the next 10 days we had to work in the evening, to empty everything out of the RV, because the temperatures in ...

Mt. Vernon and Peanut Soup
Oct 24, 2009 (4 photos)

... The Potomac River with lovely views to this day.  The tombs of Martha and George are on the property. Drove down the 64 to Williamsburg as Busch Gardens is only open weekends in October and we want to get a full day of rides and fun.  Met some ...

Going south-isch
Nov 12, 2008

.....updating, hahaha, for real.

Day 16: Mt Vernon
Jul 23, 2006 (3 photos)

... experience; they apparently made everything by hand so substitutions were not suggested. We left there, found a hotel around Williamsburg and watched "The Fugitive." It's been a pretty exciting night; we have to mentally and physically prepare ourselves ...

road trip thru virginia and kentucky
Sep 13, 2007 (25 photos)

... was really good.  The College of William and Mary was also really beautiful, what a nice place to go to school.  Williamsburg deserved more time than I gave it, but I had a good time. I kept the Jefferson theme going and visited Monticello in ...

Martha you look lovely for your age!
Oct 26, 2009 (1 photos)

Although Melissa insisted these people were dead, I still think learning about history is more fun when it comes alive.  Hearing the people talk just before me and able to talk to them and ask them questions is the way I wish all kids could ...

Meeting Mr. Jefferson
Oct 27, 2009 (5 photos)

... was a young white lady, but she did a nice job in an hour taking us from the beginning of slavery to Obama.  Colonial Williamsburg is a town with some private homes and anyone can walk through.  You don't have to pay to do it, but you have to ...

Day 17: Colonial Williamsburg
Jul 24, 2006 (8 photos)

... girl who was walking in front of us (she was maybe three or four) said in a scared tone, "Where?" I thought that Williamsburg could be a great place to take kids because they could really get into things and get excited about history -- there were lots of ...

Colonial Williamsburg
Aug 31, 2007 (8 photos)

... , removed all the later buildings and replaced them with historical replicas. This historical area now operates as Colonial Williamsburg - a living open air museum, with staff in historical costume and many participating in trades that would have been ...

One Last Patriot
Oct 29, 2009 (5 photos)

... that?  There's so much to see and do.  It's the "Cottage" of the Rockefellers whom financially supported Colonial Williamsburg and brought it back to life. I'm glad we visited as it was lovely and gave you some idea of how things came about ...

Washington to Williamsburg, VA
Jul 24, 2006 (2 photos)

... . I arrived in Williamsburg with plenty of time to see the Governor's Palace and other sites in and around Colonial Williamsburg. I drove out to Jamestown and then to Yorktown, where I visited the Surrender Field and took the drive through the park. It ...

So long Mike, hello Lance and Melissa!
Nov 4, 2006 (5 photos)

... same night already. I hauled all my gear through the subway and down to Lance and Melissa's appartement in Williamsburg Brooklyn. From their roof you can look along williamsburg bridge onto Manhattan. Brooklynbridge in the background completes the view. ...

Italy in Virginia
Oct 14, 2007

We happened upon the CIAO -- Colonial Italian American Organization -- festival in Williamsburg this weekend and experienced a little of the dolce vita right here close to home.  Before we left the festival, which was really an exhibit for Virginia ...

Exploring Jamestown & Williamsburg
Apr 22, 2009 (15 photos)

... ball on Ross' iphone is serving its purpose as a bribe), to carry out a sustained conversation (while walking through Williamsburg, Ross muses "I find it interesting that there were so many similarities between the English, the Indians, and the African way ...

Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
Oct 21, 2006 (15 photos)

... see Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (the one that appears on the nickel), James Monroe's Ashlawn Highland and visit Colonial Williamsburg.  In and around Colonial Williamsburg is a really nice, relaxing environment.  The colonial part of town is ...

Williamsburg, Virginia
Jan 16, 2006 (38 photos)

... 30,000 Indians. His daughter was Pocahontus. Barbara and I spent the time enjoying this colonial area, visiting Colonial Williamsburg on the Tuesday, Jamestowne, the first settlement in 1607, on Thursday and Yorktown, settled in 1691 on Friday. The ...

Day 3 - Part 3
Apr 24, 2008 (4 photos)

The dinner was at the Peking Restaurant. The food was okay. Again the water tasted like Chlorine. The Fruit punch was fizzy. We sang Happy Birthday to Mr. Nish again. The cake was a small banana bread and two cookies at the restaurant. Mika ate the whole ...

Jacqui's parent's house for New Year's
Jan 2, 2008 (1 photos)

Ok, so far this has been a whirlwind vacation...came back from Brazil and went straight to Alabama for 3 days, back in Glens Falls for a day, then my family flew up to NY and we were in Lake Placid and VT everyday until they left on the 25th.  ...

The Scream Zone
Oct 25, 2009 (5 photos)

... - myself included of course!  I bought in advance the Bounce Ticket which included unlimited entrance to Busch Gardens, Colonial Williamsburg, and The Water Park although that wasn't open now being the end of October and BG is only open weekends.  ...

Golden Virginia
May 15, 2008

... which sit very well next to each over, the inhabited town which runs almost seemlessly into the downtown Colonial Williamsburg, covering a  301 acre site. Wonderfully restored buildings, well maintained lawns and a sea of white picket fences with the ...

Seashells, Kitty Hawk drove N. to Williamsburg VA
Apr 29, 2008 (7 photos)

... .  The four flights, two by each brother Orville and Wilbur Wright were 12 seconds & 120 feet, 12 seconds & 175 feet, 15 seconds & 200 feet and 59 seconds & 852 feet.   We then drove north to Williamsburg KOA.