Williamsburg

After getting ourselves together in the morning, we headed to Historic Williamsburg. I had been there in middle school, but that was over 50 years ago. Yikes!

Our first stop after navigating the visitor center was the Governor’s Palace. I’m a sucker for old buildings, so this was a favorite.

Another highlight of the trip was a discussion by the Marquis de Lafayette about his role in the American revolution. Neither Greg nor I had known that the French were so involved in the revolution. Lafayette was given the rank of major general by the Continental Congress when he was only 20 years old!

We also participated in a trial at the local courthouse, where several people were accused of not attending church regularly enough.

And, of course, we stepped into the many shops along the Duke of Gloucester Street, where we learned about life in early colonial America.

Both Greg and I were very surprised to learn that the town only had about 2,000 residents at the time of the American Revolution.

And we were both unaware until our visit to Williamsburg how important the battle at Yorktown had been.

It was quite an enjoyable day, although I think I might have enjoyed it more if I hadn’t already been so tired.

I couldn’t resist taking more pictures of those red buds!