My trip to Colonial Williamsburg with the husband was too much fun that I can't pass up sharing it! Fort Belvoir's ticket office was giving away free admission passes (yay for FREE!) to military families for Memorial Day Weekend. After all the personal stuff going on, everyone thought it would be good for us to spend a couple of days enjoying ourselves and exploring a new part of Virginia.
We decided to book a stay at Colonial Williamsburg's 18th Century Taverns for the experience. They have a series of properties that they use as hotel rooms for people interested in an "authentic" experience (in addition to the Williamsburg Inn and other more hotel-like properties). We wanted to fully immerse ourselves in the 18th Century and go through the same things as someone at that point in history would...they boast that the Tavern rooms are set-up like how travelers would experience during the time, granted, we have running water and a private bathroom, so it's really 18th Century living with modern luxuries.
All the buildings in the area are in theme and the people that work in them and around them play the part. When you go inside the Wig Shop, the woman behind the counter will act like she's there to make you a wig or shave your head to fit for a wig. That was definitely a societal norm I would have hated to do. It doesn't sound pleasant....
Anyway, the restaurants off the streets are also authentic and we had a good time spending a day eating like 18th Century inhabitants, but I'm sure our food was prepared a thousand times safer than the 1700s.
I'm a pretty big history nerd and the trip to Colonial Williamsburg brought out my geek flag. I highly recommend a visit, even if you're not a history buff -- and we heard that they offer FREE tickets to military families not only during Memorial Day Weekend, but other "patriotic" holidays (i.e. Fourth of July, Veterans Day, etc.). I'd keep an eye-out for that great opportunity!
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| Outside the Capital Building. |
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| Delicious Ginger Ale! |
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| Our Tavern building. |
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| The outside of the Governor's Mansion. |
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| Inside the Courthouse. |
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I absolutely love Williamsburg, my brother lived there for a few years and it gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI really want to go back to Williamsburg. I lovelovelove Colonial American history and have never spent as much time in Williamsburg as I've wanted.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to know that you and your husband had fun on that event.
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That looks so fun!! I have always wanted to visit Colonial Williamsburg.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds and looks so fun! I've always wanted to visit Colonial Williamsburg. :)
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