Chris had been there as a child and Nina was always curious about the "outdoor museum."
Colonial Williamsburg
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While visiting Chris' grandmother, Marian, in
Virginia Beach, we took a short trip up to Colonial Williamsburg. Chris had been there as a child and Nina was always curious about the "outdoor museum." |
| Getting ready for the tour of the governor's palace, home to seven royal governors including Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. |
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The entryway to the governor's palace is filled with antique rifles and muskets. |
| We're talking about a serious amount of artillery. |
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Plus, the weapons were decoratively arranged! |
| Pretty, but violent... |
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An office in the governor's palace. |
| The young ladies' room. |
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A beautiful tiled fireplace and sitting room. |
| The living room has a beautiful fireplace and copper plated decorative walls. |
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The long, narrow ballroom, where this woman was playing the spinet piano. |
| One seriously old heater. |
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A view of the governor's palace from the garden. |
| A canal running through the governor's gardens. |
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The palace kitchen is located in a separate building. |
| A complete view of the governor's palace. |
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The palace green stretches in front of the governor's palace. |
| This man in period costume walks a cart pulled by oxen. Those are some seriously large oxen! |
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We're pretty sure this is the John Blair house. Several homes of the original residents of Williamsburg have been restored and/or recreated. |
| The market square now sells bonnets, soap, honey, toy muskets and hoop skirts! |
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The magazine held a cache of arms and ammunition since the French and Indian war. |
| The Bruton Parish Church. |
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The colonial garden and nursery had mostly herbs and dried flower arrangements. |
| The lovely red brick capital building. |
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We saw a show of the locals making complaints against the governor and the state officials. |
| The "governor" and the "officials" address the angry crowd. |
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The inner courtyard of the capital. |
| Chris enters a cell at the public gaol (jail). |
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A woman in period costume leaves the capital building. |
| This windmill on North England Street can pivot around on it's base to change directions completely. |
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Chris and his grandmother Marian get ready to chow down on seafood at Croakers Restaurant. |
| Ahhhhh... don't they look cute together!? |
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