Hi there again! Let’s just jump right in to day two of the Williamsburg trip. This day was really fun and very cool actually, except my mom got sick and my dad had to take her to urgent care halfway through the day, which made us really sad and worried. But she was good by the end of the day and is doing better now! Just one of those random things I guess. So we were up early, had breakfast at the hotel again, and then went to to visitors center where we caught a shuttle to the Governor’s Palace. Fun Fact: As I’ve said before, we have been to Williamsburg before when I was three, but I don’t remember much. I do however remember the Palace! I don’t know why but I remembered a lot of this place, which was really cool to me! Anyways. We toured the Governors Palace, where the Royal Governors of Virginia stayed, and Patrick Henry stayed there after the Revolution. It wasn’t huge but quite big for the time period.
(Also, a little bit of a warning, this post is really long and again, picture heavy. I promise not all of my posts are/will be like this but I am quite the shutterbug I have discovered. Hope you enjoy!)
Then we toured the George Wythe house, which was more interesting than I expected it to be. George Wythe was a law professor of William and Mary College (just around the corner) who taught law to Patrick Henry, was a member of Continental Congress, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. George Washington even stayed there and helped form military plans. Military men also took up house there for a short while. The house was set up as it would have been when the military took it over during the Revolutionary War. So there were beds, clothes, and packages everywhere for the men who were staying there.
Then we walked around, looked at a church there (but we weren’t there for long), then headed off towards the more “modern” part where there was a little town square, a little fall festival and 21st century restaurants. We ate at the Trellis, which was really fancy, and the main reason we were there was so my grandpa could have the “Death by Chocolate” cake. (Which is not my cup of tea, so I had a banana pudding). This is also the part of our day where mom wasn’t feeling well 🙁
After lunch, we wandered around. We visited the Magazine (armory), which is where they used to store all the weapons, gunpowder, etc. Then we went into the courthouse and looked around. After that, they had a “show” where it was basically kind of a reenactment, but not really. It was the equivalent of a pep rally for the Revolution. There was fife and drums (which is amazing by the way), military men, rifles, bayonets, and even a cannon. I remember when I was little that the guns and cannon were so loud and I was scared. We were really worried about my little cousin but it didn’t phase him at all. Go figure.
And then we ended the night with a Ghost Tour on the Duke of Gloucester street. Our guide was really fun and silly and told the stories really well. Some of them were so funny and some were a little creepy. It was possibly my favorite part of the trip! My cousin Kelsey (isn’t she cute?!) and I were so excited we had to take a selfie haha. This was such a great day and I treasure these trips more and more every dingle year. We (the grandchildren) are at the age where families are growing, lives are changing, and we are all getting a little busier. When we are in middle school and high school, we don’t realize how important trips like this are, how important holidays and birthdays together are. I love my family so much and these trips are some of my favorite memories!
