We flew from Manhattan, Kansas to Eastern USA and drove to Williamsburg for three nights. Along with Jamestown and Yorktown, this area is called the Historic Triangle because Jamestown was the site of the first permanent English settlement in what is now USA, and the American Revolution (War of Independence, against the English) started in Williamsburg and basically finished in Yorktown. It is blindingly green and so pretty in Virginia. Even on the highways you feel like you are driving through a forest.
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| A statue of Thomas Jefferson, writer of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the USA, in the grounds of Williamsburg's William and Mary College where he was once a student. He is sporting balloons because it was graduation (or commencement as they call it) time. |
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| Two great thinkers, William Roberts and Thomas Jefferson. . |
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| The biggest attraction in the Triangle is Colonial Williamsburg, an amazing authentic living history museum on 301 acres. It contains 88 original buildings from the 1700's and several hundred faithful reconstructions. The place is full of people in costume all acting out their parts as if they are living during this period. The Court House is in the foreground. |
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| We attended a mock trial in the Court House. |
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| We were serenaded by this wandering mistral while we had lunch in the grounds of the historic Royal Tavern. |
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The day finished with a two hour re-enactment of some of the main events of the American Revolution. It took place all around the town. The culmination was a battle scene. |
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| On this occasion the Red Coats (English) won and marched off triumphant. |
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| All sorts of tea pots at the De Wit Decorative Arts Museum, also in the living history museum. |
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