Sharp's Travels

We spent the day at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. It is a 301-acre historic area that brings Virginia’s 18th century capitol city to life every day.
We began our tour by walking through the Great Hopes Plantation and then took the orientation walk to get some pointers on what to see first.
We checked out the Bruton Parish Church. Many prominent men attended this church. They included Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry.
This church has been in used since 1715 and still serves as an active congregation. It is the original building. It is laid out quite different inside.
We went into the gunsmith shop and then to the home of George Wythe. He was a professor of law and teacher of Thomas Jefferson. He was the first among Virginia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence.
We saw how wheels were made at the Wheelwright shop.
We toured the Geddy House, looked through the weaver shop, shoe shop and the Market Square.
At 2pm the Shawnee Indians put on a skit up by the Governors palace and then it was time for our tour of the palace. It was the residence of 7 royal governors and the first two elected governors of Virginia, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson. We had a costumed interpreter take us through the house and explain all about the furnishings and the people who lived there.
We watched a reenactment of the reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Capitol building and then we went on a tour of the Capitol.
It is unbelievable the craftsmanship of these buildings.
It was time to get something to eat before our Ghosts Amongst Us walking tour at 7pm. We were led by lantern to 3 different homes and told some ghostly stories.
By 8pm we were at the bus stop and ready to head back to the visitors center to pick up the truck and head back to the 5th wheel.
Gay has uploaded pictures of the day. See album: colonial Williamsburg