Ramada Inn Williamsburg

... the flavors actually blended quite well.

Breakfast was an event of itself. Bob (the host) welcomes guests then gets their pictures at breakfast and prints out a copy for you to take home as a memento. :) He's a great host, and (I'm guessing) Grace is an excellent cook. Either way, whoever did the cooking, breakfast was good. :D

After eating, we got the cameras and took some pictures of the beautifully decorated dining room and guest library. Mom ...

... reservation. We'd reserved a RAV 4 AWD or similar. Both of us interpreted that to be a mid-sized SUV with AWD. Not only did they not have anything with AWD (which mom REALLY wanted in case we got into snow and ice... she *does* know we're driving all of 100 miles or less this entire trip....?) but they didn't have any mid-size SUVs at all.

*facepalm*

So we settled for a Chevy Impala, which is a nice enough car.
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At breakfast while eating blueberry pancakes and fruit Fred tells me the Bassett House is worth seeing. How did I miss 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.

Can't leave without seeing Patrick Henry. He impressed ...

... 4 Shoppes although at night it's hard to see much. People worked during the day and when it was dark went to sleep. Still, it's fun to walk around such a unique town. Maybe the Haunted Tour would of been better??? Some things weren't suggested for children, so....?

Returned to our room where wine and chocolate chip cookies are waiting for us.

... is something we explore more with a tour entitled "In Our Own Words". I was surprised to see our tour guide 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 have a ticket ...

... and it is a source of discourse in her marriage. She came from great wealth and someone has to run the farm. I get the feeling George was a hard to please owner and expected much from others as well as himself. There is no question though - they didn't spend a lot of time together and maybe that's the secret to a good marriage....hmmmm

... host and hostess Fred and Jane. They have a lovely home and provide the best breakfast anywhere and this usually is the highlight of my trip. I love to be waited on and having breakfast waiting there on beautiful china with a pot of fresh brewed coffee - well....it doesn't get much better. I thought of staying somewhere else, but I can't imagine anyplace being more warm and welcoming than that of The Bentley Manor. .

... so many similarities between the English, the Indians, and the African way of life..." barely a second and Luke says "What I find interesting is why Luke Trautwein is reading the Last Battle but never read any of the earlier books in the series"... mom and dad exchange befuddled look) but they do seem to be absorbing more than they show (at least that is our hope...) and do occasionally ...

... umbrellas! These folks couldn't figure out why they were still getting wet! That only cranked the drama up another notch. We simply sat there, taking it all in. You would think there were drops of acid falling from the sky. We were, after all, in our swim suits at a water park! We were all already wet from the rides which was everyone's intention when they chose to come here! So what if it's raining? The park thinned out ...

... Christmas. Gorgeous place..the accomodations are wonderful. Unfortunately, Terri was sick so her and the kids had went home early. Leaving the three of us (soon to be four) some time to spend together.