Williamsburg - Virginia

Well, with the impending storm we decided to stay put in a town that had some history, some touristy stuff, some interest.....and we picked the perfect place.  For those of you who followed us in 2008 let me tell you that Williamsburg has it over Gettysburg!!
What's more is we decided to do the Ritz by staying in a suite in one of the colonial Williamsburg hotels right on the site....so that we didn't have to bike....and we walked all around colonial Williamsburg and learned a lot of history about the time of US independence (1776). The Bruton Parish Church, dating from 1715, had pew boxes where both Washington and Jefferson stopped by to worship.....hey Bev and Dave have put their butts in the seats of greatness (expand the name on the pew).

We discovered the American love of guns was really a colonist thing with the British governor decorating the  entrance foyer of his palace with a massive albeit impressive collection of weapons.

What makes  

Williamsburg really impressive is the over 500 actors dressed in period costume who bring the history of the period to life.  This includes fife and drum marching bands, Benedict Arnold taking over Williamsburg, and militia firing muskets and canons.

We expect the storm to arrive at about 10 pm tonight and we will be safe and tucked in.  There is a tornado watch just the other side of Interstate 95, not far from us so we feel lucky.  We will leave for Virginia Beach tomorrow, eastern seaboard here we come....that said, Bev is upset that her bike (chrome!) is so dirty!!!