jackskellington101 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Spring break time! This spring break, my ever lovely companion Ashley (Gorwingel) came all the way over from the other side of the country to be with me. I'm so lucky. So I decided to take her down to Williamsburg for the beginning of the break, to have something fun for the two of us. Unfortunately, the big thing that we'd want to see is still not open. Boo. So we went to the other thing in Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg! She liked the tricorne a bit better though. Time for colonial hat modeling! Ashley with her lovely straw hat with purple ribbon. Build those fences men! If you ever wondered what's inside a battery, this is it. That's right. All batteries are filled with massive amounts of weaponry. Guns...more guns. Colonial Pot...s Bye Palace! You were nice to look at! Ashley leading us out of the Governor’s garden maze. However, this hedge maze had no Queen of Hearts. Nor did it have an acceptable amount of wetness, seeing it had no wetness at all. They told us to look at the woodwork. Oooh. Pretty wood. I love the mini organ in the next sitting room. They did lot of sitting back then apparently. No dancing ghosts in this ballroom. At least, none that we can see at this moment. The wallpaper of this room, Governess' sitting room, is leather and 24 karat gold. How about that for fancy? I love the little house of cards in this sitting room. The foyer of the Palace where there are 800 some odd weapons on the wall that still can be used. Evil thoughts abound. The Governor's Palace or the big brick house of old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackskellington101 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 More pictures. We all decide to wear silly hats! That's more like it. The crazy hallway. Wait, something doesn't seem right. The Colonial Mental Hospital a.k.a. home Ripping up all that grass to make it look nice and colonial like. They're filming right in front of the old hospital for a John Adam's miniseries. I find that hysterical since, to my knowledge, John Adams didn't visit Williamsburg. Ashley found a dress she really wanted. Too bad we are college students and can't afford anything. Hammer that nail blacksmith! Forget government, the blacksmith has fire! Woo fire! The House of Burgesses with our colonial tour guide. The Governor's Council, the place of real power in Colonial Virgina. The Great Court, which was the colonial Virgina equivalent to the Supreme Court. Found guilty here and, nine times out of ten, you'll be a little bit taller and a whole lot deader. The Capitol building. Not quite the same as the one we have now. A little more bricky. Mmm... root beer good. One of the reasons I love Williamsburg is the selection of beers. Root beers I mean. I became the Derek of root beers during this trip. Root beer #1, and my personal favorite, the local Chowning's Tavern local brew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackskellington101 Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Bunch more pictures. On the way to the train station to head back home, we found this car outside of the local library. I think they decided to take the entire library with them. Colonial streets...yeah. The Derek and Wally section The place were yum is made. The Cheese Shop in Merchant's Square. If you like a good sandwich, here's your place. The next day, the printer making newspapers. Yes, we had a candlelight dinner. Seeing it is 18th century dining at night, however, it's kind of hard not to. The King's Arms, the tavern in which we had dinner. It was good. Eye bulgingly expensive, but good. Mmmm...wintergreeny Root beer #2, Virgil's Micro brewed Root Beer. The added hint of wintergreen was an interesting kick. The air alone in this store would send Dan into a coma. Wythe candies in Merchant's Square. Lots o chocolate. Mmmmm. Busch, just open up for us. Please. The mental hospital is white jacket only. The crazy cells. Those shackles look uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldogmom Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Great TR! Beautiful pics. I've always wanted to go there. Looks like you guys had fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 The Cheese Shop goddamn owns. I never leave there without spending tons of money on all sorts of stuff. Including cheese. Â Across the street is The Trellis, which I highly recommend visiting. It's the place where the "Death By Chocolate" cookbook was created. The desserts are, um, really good... Â dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgiaDawg278 Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I went to Williamsburg last summer. Did you listen to the little presentation about the guns with the old man? That was about the only thing I liked about it. Just about EVERY gist shop sold the same stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 I echo Dave's sentiments regarding the Cheese Shop snd the Trellis. The Fat Canary (next to the Cheese Shop) and Beret's Seafood are mighty good, too. Â But you missed Presidents Park! Â Folks coming to the 'Burg for Busch Gardens or Colonial Williamsburg might want to consider a sidetrip to the Mariners Museum in Newport News. They just opened a whole new section dedicated to the battle between the USS Monitor and CSA Virginia (nee Merrimack)--the first clash of Civil War ironclad ships. It looks pretty cool (an almost "Disneylike" display). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissie Posted March 15, 2007 Share Posted March 15, 2007 Awesome pics!!! I love places like that.... Â Random Question.... Did Ashley work in MK Custodial this Summer?? Â If she did, I think she knows my friend, His name is Colin, Hes from Scotland and worked in the Crystal Palace....Im sure I met her, if not, Its someone who looks REALLY like her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorwingel Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 ^Yes, I did work Custodial... and Colin was one of the loveliest people I met on the program. He was always so inviting and nice... and he gave me food! I send best wishes and hope everything is going wonderfully! Â I wanted to go to President's Park, but sadly we didn't have a car so we were kind of forced to stay around the historical area. I think we also would have drove down near Busch to just look at it. We had a good time though... it was my first time in years to the area and Williamsburg is one of my favorite places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dailey Enterprizes Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I need to go back to Williamsburg asap! I also love their rootbeer and have collected some for my personal fancy. Don't ask why, but I love those old looking bottles including old Coke in glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Cool Trip Report! I've been around the shopping village part of willamsburg during a visit to busch gardens but I have never actually done the historical tour! I will have to hit it next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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