Williamsburg

Colonial Williamsburg.  We haven't been here in at least 30 years.  I don't think we even had Tommy the last time we were here.  It was everything I hoped for.  We enjoyed walking around the colonial village and biking around town.

There was a revolution!

My favorite part wasn't even the colonial village.  It was a house from the 40's.  Rockefeller bought this dilapidated house and had it redone.  He also invested 100 million into the town to restore the village.

This is the outside of the house from the backyard.

 General George Washington spent enough time here that he had his own pew in the local church.

There were tons of lilacs.  They smelled heavenly!

 This is the front hallway of the Governors Palace.  I think he wanted to make a statement.

Monticello

Steve is a history buff.  Didn't know if you knew that or not.  It gets really annoying, especially when I can't remember anything about history.  Glad I'm out of school!  While in Virginia we visited Monticello and the Michie Tavern.  This tavern is now a restaurant and they give tours of the whole house. It is circa 1784.  If you go, be sure and eat the cornbread.  Delicious!

Half a mile down the road is Monticello.  Home of Thomas Jefferson.  This view of the house is actually the front, but the back view is more well known.  Every time I tour one of these historical homes I'm amazed at how short they must have been back then.  The beds are tiny! Did you know that Jefferson had his own bible?  He took out all of the miracles!

Virginia

 Steve and I drove out to Gordonsville, VA.  It's in the middle of nowhere!  But really beautiful.  We stayed at Shenandoah Crossings. It's one of the places that our timeshare allows us to go.

 We made a few new friends!

Since Steve has a broken shoulder this is the only activity that he could take part in.

 Beautiful mornings...

Beautiful mountains...