We spent today at Colonial Williamsburg. From 1699 to 1780 Williamsburg was the political and social capitol of this British colony. The historic district has been restored to recreate its 18th century look and feel. It's like stepping back in time.
We happened to be there during three days of special events taking place which was so cool. They had an entire red coat camp set up in the town. Throughout the day there were different reenactments of scenes of situations the city would encountered as the revolution was brewing among the people. It was interesting and we enjoyed several of these.
There are hundreds of employees and volunteers dressed in period costume who work and wander all over Williamsburg. They are the shop keepers, tradesmen, merchants and soldiers. They speak to you in character which is way fun. You end up learning a lot about 18th century life in a very interesting way. The saddle shop and the blacksmith shop were highlights. There was also a museum with the most amazing collection of 18th century items. The Revolutionary War muskets were unbelievable.
The people in costume were fascinating to Taryn, and when she learned that there were costumes for sale or rent she had to have one. She got a young girls dress, sash and bonnet. For the rest of the day Taryn was in the 18th century. She participated in absolutely every way she could and would just beam when someone would comment on her dress.
Gary snagged two tickets for the last carriage ride of the day and took his daughter on that relaxing ride thru Williamsburg. Another high light was our dinner. Gary saw to it that we got to eat in one of the period "Taverns". It was quite an experience and great fun.
Back at our "resort" my two social butterflies went around meeting other families while I remained at the bbow trying to get caught up.
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