Fayetteville to Statesboro, Georgia

Second travel day.

We got off of Interstate I-95 and got on Hwy 301 the old main highway. We got to see a bit of the countryside.

Cotton

Williamsburg to Fayetteville.

Time to turn south.

The James River Bridge on Hwy I-95 near Richmond Virginia.

 

New State

Colonial Williamsburg

This Revolutionary City has been brought back to 1750’s to 1770’s complete with actors who all day and all over the town are the merchants and townspeople who are all discussing the events of the day. The days we were there they are discussing the ‘Collapse of Royal Government re-creating events that led to the dissolution of British authority in the colonies and America’s declaration of independence.’

At 3 pm the actors get together on main street (Duke of Gloucester Street) for a series of short plays complete with horses and fife and drum and gunfire and cannon fire.

We both enjoyed the city and the recreations but 2 days is not enough in this area. We did not get to two other historical parks in this area, Jamestown and Yorktown.

The Governor’ Palace ( appointment of the King of England)

Inside the Governor’s Palace

tooled gold gilded leather walls in this room.

the gardens of the Governor’s Palace

Burton Parish Church

the Capitol building

the Left side is for the British appointed house of government and the right side is the elected Virginians. The part in the middle is for the meetings of both houses.

The Wythe House.

This mid-eighteenth century building was the home of George Wythe, tutor and friend of Jefferson. Wythe was the first professor of law at an American college, the first Virginian signer of the Decloration of Independence. Washington used the house as his headquarters in 1781 before the siege of Yorktown.

the Courthouse.

Street scenes.

the Cooper

the Cabinetmaker

the Blacksmith

Scenes from the 3pm to 4:30 pm re-enactments.

Washington, DC to Williamsburg, Virginia

We missed the hwy sign for Virginia. We arrived in a nice Passport America campsite with a commuter train on one side and a local road on the other side, but at night was thankfully very quiet.

Tourmobile Sightseeing of Washington

Today we took the Tourmobile for a trip around Washington.

Our first stop is getting off the Subway at Union Station, the subway and rail travel station.

Then we stopped at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Born 13 April 1743, President 1801 to 1809, Died 4 July 1826

Then off to the Franklin Delano Rossevelt Memorial

Born 30 January 1882, President 1933 to 1945, Died 12 Arpil 1945.

Then  we stopped at Arlington National Cemetery.

Then on the way back we have another view of the Capital building.

National Zoo

Today we drove to the National Zoo.

Giant Panda

 

Golden Lion Tamarin