We left our little hotel by the sea today and made way to Virginia. Along the way, we took a bridge/tunnel to the historic triangle area. Max loved the bridge tunnel. I wasn’t as enamored. You start out on a bridge over the Chesapeake Bay. We saw several cargo ships and military ships in the bay. The next thing you know, you begin to descend into an underwater tunnel. Yes, you heard right. Bridge turns into tunnel while over the water. And it was a looooonnnnggg tunnel. But we didn’t drown, or even get wet, and somehow managed to come out alive. Our first stop was Jamestown. This was very cool. There were replicas of the Susan Constant, Discovery and Godspeed ships. All of these were open to visitors to tour, and hosted by people in period costumes. Max took a moment to reflect upon the hardships of colonialism on the deck of the Susan Constant.
There were interactive exhibits, an Indian village and a replica of the settlement. There was lots for kids to do, especially kids a little older than 2. If it hadn’t been so stinking hot, we would have stayed here longer. There was also a museum with period artifacts, and a film about the importance of the Virginia charters.
We elected to save Yorktown for a future visit and headed to Colonial Williamsburg. Just about everything here closes around 5, so we only had time for a few things. We did tour the Governors Palace, and it was super cool. This is a replica, as the original house burned down, but it was reproduced with extreme attention to detail, and many of the original tiles, bricks and artifacts were used. It housed 6 British governors, then Patrick Henry, the very first democratically elected politician in the colonies. It also housed Thomas Jefferson as VA gov briefly, until the capital was moved to Richmond. Maybe it’s the history geek coming out in me, but it is just really amazing to be walking the same spots as Henry, Jefferson, and Washington. We tried to get Max to wear a tri-corn hat, but he was determined to have mama wear it instead.
Max may be a little young for some of the stuff we did today, but tomorrow we are looking forward to more hands on activities.
Pizza guy should be here any minute,
Dawn
We elected to save Yorktown for a future visit and headed to Colonial Williamsburg. Just about everything here closes around 5, so we only had time for a few things. We did tour the Governors Palace, and it was super cool. This is a replica, as the original house burned down, but it was reproduced with extreme attention to detail, and many of the original tiles, bricks and artifacts were used. It housed 6 British governors, then Patrick Henry, the very first democratically elected politician in the colonies. It also housed Thomas Jefferson as VA gov briefly, until the capital was moved to Richmond. Maybe it’s the history geek coming out in me, but it is just really amazing to be walking the same spots as Henry, Jefferson, and Washington. We tried to get Max to wear a tri-corn hat, but he was determined to have mama wear it instead.
Max may be a little young for some of the stuff we did today, but tomorrow we are looking forward to more hands on activities.
Pizza guy should be here any minute,
Dawn
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