Our trip to Williamsburg was very pretty. We took the highway near the coast hoping to see the ocean; however, it’s not like the west coast – all we saw was trees. Nearby Williamsburg are the places where the first permanent English settlement is and the last significant Revolutionary War battle was fought. Jamestown was settled in the early 1600’s on the James River. The site is currently being excavated and many of the foundations of the original buildings can be seen. The National Park guide gave us a lot of interesting information about those first settlers and their interaction with the natives. Being on the river, it’s a very pretty place.
The Yorktown battlefield is still very much like it was during the Revolutionary war except that it is now interlaced with modern day settlements. But it was amazing to stand on top of the earthworks and imagine what it must have been like during those times. What fortitude our forefathers had!!!
We also spent time at Williamsburg walking around town looking at the old buildings and going into the shops. People there are dressed in colonial garb and, when asked a question, they answered as if they were still living in colonial times. There are also horses, beautiful carriages, and carts in the streets. They even have a garden with plants the colonists might have grown in their gardens. It was a lot of fun.
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