The Williamsburg Time Machine

Woke up to a dry, sunny day in Williamsburg. A very nice day indeed. After missing the fireworks, it would be a miracle for Williamsburg to make up for the loss of one of the biggest events on our trip. We got up and took care of some shopping and laundry...then it was off to Williamsburg. We started off with a volunteer led tour of the DeWitt
Museum. So far so bad... he about put us to sleep. We then attended a public meeting with Patrick Henry who told us about his aspirations for freedom from
the crown. He took questions from the audience but only from
ladies. He was very entertaining and interesting to listen to. After that we explored historic downtown seeing the shoemaker, cooper, cabinetmaker, brick maker, kids games, and much more. It was very interesting and very fun. Here are the pics from today.







Patrick Henry's public speech on independence.


Kids and mom in the garden.




Cutie pie in the garden

Kids playing colonial games.



Girls and horses.




I guess they found out....




Girls are in trouble now.




County courthouse.




Gunsmith making guns




Most gunsmith's made more than guns.




Making bricks in the Virginia heat.




Kids checking out the Cooper and his wares.




Cabinet maker

Fifes and drums on parade.

Overall it was a great day. We all had a lot of fun. I'm not sure it makes up for missing fireworks yet but we'll see what tomorrow has in store. We are hoping to get to Jamestown, Yorktown and more Williamsburg.

Location:Stratford Rd,Williamsburg,United States