Colonial Williamsburg

I am waaaaaay late posting this.

Pictures from a fun day at Colonial Williamsburg with my friend Laurie.

When we lived in land locked Kansas, SAIL magazine featured an article on celebrating Christmas in various ports of call. The only location I remember was Colonial Williamsburg. I really wanted to see it during the holiday, but Christmas is wrapped up with my family. No way did I want to venture away from home for my favorite holiday.

However now that we are living on the Virginia coast, it is a perfect time to visit.

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Horse drawn carriage tours of the colonial section of Williamsburg, which covers several blocks

A cobbler at his trade

Cobbler's shop

Boots and shoes for sale with shoe forms in a rack on the wall

The tradesman preparing to leave after work

Colonial Williamsburg Courthouse

The clerk's office at the courthouse

Another view of the office

Stepped vegetable garden down an incline behind a house

Vegetables, yes this is late December

Garden paths. I was rather fascinated with the gardens in Colonial Williamsburg

Weather protection for plants

Small stables bedroom with a cozy fire place and canopy for the narrow bed

Second stables bedroom. I don't recall this one having a fireplace  

Small house with a proportionally large fireplace

Embroidered bed cover

Two Colonial Williamsburg kitchens from which they serve scrumptious dinners.

The next four photos are of the Randolph House.

A silversmith filing a spoon

Spinning

Spinning on a great wheel

Weaving on a floor loom

Williamsburg was the seat of government for Virginia during colonial days. This is the magazine where firearms and ammunition were stored 

Pikes and walls and walls of muskets

We went on a Friday shortly before Christmas. Colonial Williamsburg was decorated for the holidays

Wren Hall, is named for the famous English architect Christopher Wren, who is credited with the modeling the design. It stands at the entrance of the College of William and Mary.

The other time I had been to Williamsburg, another good friend and I searched the Wren Hall trying to locate the chapel to no avail. This time, I opened one of the few doors we hadn't looked through and there it was!

The organ pipes and a magnificent lion

Yours truly in the chapel in Wren Hall. It is the oldest building in continuous academic use in the country.

I was disappointed to learn that the display of lights only happens on Saturdays. However we stayed for the fife and drum corps marching down the main street and that was special.