okay folks, if you've been, I need your honest review of this stuff. If you haven't been, keep checking for the info.
edited to ad Carmen's recommendations
edited again to add my friend Dana's picks (she doesn't blog :o ) they're marked by ** in front
Williamsburg
Governor’s Palace DEFINITELY
Wythe House GOOD BET
**Courthouse GOOD BET
Magazine
Peyton Randolph House
Public Gaol
Capitol Good to see, don't know if you need to tour it
Bassett Hall
Revolutionary City YES
Great Hopes Plantation As time allows
Palace Green
The Maze (@Governor’s Palace)
Bruton Parish Church (I don’t think there’s any tour) no tour. As time allows.
Geddy House
Colonial Garden
Benjamin Powell House
Mary Smith House
**Post Office
Releigh Tavern
Wren Building (William & Mary College)
Brickyard
Palace Kitchen
Fifes & Drums
Play Booth Theatre
**Blacksmith Shop
Wigmaker Goofy Girl says this one is good!
**Milliner & Tailor
Jamestown
**Historic Jamestown & Jamestown Settlement MOSTEST DEFINITELY
Yorktown Victory Center & Yorktown Nat’l Battlefield MOSTEST DEFINITELY
Thanks so much for your suggestions Carmen. I really do appreciate it. And if anyone else has comments on the other stuff listed, lemme know and I'll be happy to add your reviews too.
Oh this is gonna be fun!
UPDATE: I've booked the flight and car. So it's pretty much a done deal. I'll call up the hotel tomorrow as I keep getting mixed messages on the web...but it looks like we'll be getting a discount. And I also need to call about the tickets for all the tours.
Wow, that'll be quite a day, if you do all that.
ReplyDeleteI found my sunglasses, by the way. I know you were concerned :)
"If you take everything I've accomplished in my entir life, and condense it down into one day, it looks decent."
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ReplyDeleteArgh, that was me. I was still logged into Janet's account for her photoblog.
ReplyDeleteAnyways, I don't remember the specific places in Williamsburg, but when they are boring I just walk out.
Jamestown had glass blowing when I was there as a kid.
Wow, that all looks really cool! How long will you be there?
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ReplyDeleteGovernor’s Palace - DEFINITELY
Wythe House - GOOD BET
Courthouse - GOOD BET
Magazine - Don't know
Peyton Randolph House - Do't know
Public Gaol - Don't knonw
Capitol - Good to see, don't know if you need to tour it
Bassett Hall - don't know
Revolutionary City - YES
Great Hopes Plantation - As time allows
Palace Green - don't know
The Maze (@Governor’s Palace) - don't know
Bruton Parish Church (I don’t think there’s any tour) - no tour. As time allows.
Geddy House - don't know
Colonial Garden - don't know
Benjamin Powell House - don't know
Mary Smith House - don't know
Post Office - don't know
Releigh Tavern - don't know
Wren Building (William & Mary College) - the college is quite beautiful. You know, Thomas Jefferson ATTENDED William and Mary, but then he went and BUILT UVA ;) (my school)
The rest of these, I don't know.
Brickyard
Palace Kitchen
Fifes & Drums
Play Booth Theatre
Blacksmith Shop
Wigmaker
Milliner & Tailor
Jamestown -
Historic Jamestown & Jamestown Settlement - MOSTEST DEFINITELY
Yorktown Victory Center & Yorktown Nat’l Battlefield - MOSTEST DEFINITELY
Jamestown, done right, will take you about a day. Yorktown about a half a day.
Hope that helps some. I haven't been to Williamsburg in ages, so I don't feel that I can help on a lot of it. But I do know the things that you can't miss. :)
I've been to Jamestown - its good, but it's a lot of history and you really need to take the tour - or find a school group and sneak in. :-) It was fascinating!
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine did Williamsburg. She did this tour thing where the children dress like children of the day and take part in activities designed to help them learn what life was like. They had a great time!
We haven't done much since we just arrived 2 yrs. ago. My parents want to do Williamsburg with us, so we are waiting on that one.
Have fun!!
LBC
I have never been there but sounds like a wonderful trip. Looking forward to reading all about it!!!
ReplyDeleteOhhh Wigmaker!! I like the Wigmaker!
ReplyDeleteYou absolutely must go to Lightfoot, Va and go to the huge pottery place. They take tour buses there. It's fabulous and just outside of Williamsburg. They have everything imaginable and have expanded to a huge outlet mall.
ReplyDeleteDid you know that you tour to brewery from Bush Gardens?
Make sure you see the wigmaker and go to the Bakery. They have the best gingerbread.
no problem at all. happy to help. You'll have so much fun!
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