Colonial Streets
2016年8月21日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 88 °FI'm really glad that we got the chance to visit Colonial Williamsburg. We're having a really great time and we're learning how hard life was back then. It really makes you appreciate how easy we haveもっと詳しく
I'm really glad that we got the chance to visit Colonial Williamsburg. We're having a really great time and we're learning how hard life was back then. It really makes you appreciate how easy we haveもっと詳しく
The blacksmith shop was something really interesting to see. Such hard and demanding work! I was very surprised to see a woman working at the blacksmith's forge. I didn't think a woman was strongもっと詳しく
A lot of the houses, and shops, that we saw looked very well put together and sturdy. I didn't think their buildings were quite that good but, then again, if places like the governor's palace could beもっと詳しく
Printing things, be it books or newspapers took so much work and time. Each page had to be set by hand with these tiny letters and, to make it worse, it all had to be done backwards so that it willもっと詳しく
The book making and printing area were my favorite craftsmen to see, I think. I've always loved books so this was fascinating to me. I was asking a book binder about literacy rates at the time ofもっと詳しく
A lot of these drums were in the armory, along with all the weaponry. I'm thinking that they were just in storage for when Colonial Williamsburg has parades and things. I was hoping that we would seeもっと詳しく
Here's the view from the lookout area on the upper level of the armory. The glass in the windows is wavy and distorted, just like in the Governor's Palace. How could anyone see through windows likeもっと詳しく
In this building, there was a demonstration of writing with quills and using inkwells. Kathy tried her hand with the quill and did very well with it. It's a lot more difficult than it actually looks,もっと詳しく
Took a spin on the ice rink located in Merchants Square. Big fun. Proud to say, although neither of us had been on skates in 40 years, we didn’t fall.
Cocktails and dinner after a long day of walking. Great bartender who shared the recipe for his delicious Paloma.
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Williamsburg Historic District