When i got home i realized i had taken fewer pictures than i thought. However that's ok, it's about the journey not the destination right? We stayed in Williamsburg, VA for the week and there was surprisingly a lot to do. We spent time in historic downtown Williamsburg where there are shows and tours going on all day. It's all quite interesting, my brother his fiance and i went on the ghost tour one of the first nights. It was engaging to hear the stories even if we didn't see any ghosts. One of the last buildings was on a back street, one that was also employee housing. Before our tour guide told us about it he told us to get close and my stomach started to feel queezy, after which he called it the "most haunted house of downtown williamsburg".
We also went to Busch gardens on two occasions and i only got to ride one roller coaster but that's ok it was the best one (included two ninety degree angle drops from about 20 stories) my brother wouldn't even ride it. There was plenty to see there, we all went to a stage show in Ireland (it's set up similarly to Epcot's world showcase but about 1/3rd of the size and only includes 4 countries). When the show finally started baby girl was completely enthralled. She didn't even want to stand or sit on my lap she wanted to sit on the chair next to me. There weren't many rides for her since she is still so small but she loved the carousel (the picture wasn't that great but it was the best out of 5, he couldn't get her to look). She rode it twice and was ready to walk back on. She'll be my roller coaster buddy one day.
Among the other areas we visited were Jamestown and Yorktown. There has been a dig going on in jamestown for the last several years to uncover some of the history. There are several areas that are built over original foundations and they put some glass flooring so you can see the original foundation. Half the town is now underwater, the only building that seems to still be standing is the church. There are several tombstones with the original etching still on them however it is hard to read.
It was over all pretty fun, i would have liked to spend more time in historic downtown Williamsburg and seen some more of the shows and happenings there. I guess it just gives me an excuse to go back haha. Not to mention the HUGE Yankee Candle store that very randomly (well random to me) has a huge section of Vera Bradley - the whole wall had every style of wallet, handbag and shoulder bag in every available fabric choice. But it didn't stop there they had the luggage, place mats, tea sets, pj pants... any possible thing VB makes i am sure you can find it there. All i could do was drool, i had already spent my money at the Coach outlet (got a $98 MSRP wristlet for $42) . Next time i go you better believe I'll have set aside a few hundred dollars just for spending.
I have returned
Jul 6, 2008
7/06/2008
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