The Wonderful Williamsburg World: Part Two

Ironically dad just read a recent article about how well Colonial Williamsburg has done to make its history more inclusive to telling all the stories of the majorities represented. We definitely saw that at Jamestown and found it very informative and fascinating. In Williamsburg, they added more free black interpreters...Sadly, thanks to their laws their rights were still considerably restricted.

Since it was in the 90’s today, M & D chose to drive through the Yorktown Battlefield. The Visitor’s Center was closed, but mom found a YouTube app connection through the National Park Service. It did a great job of showing us & telling us what happened at each site. 

What really blew us away was the incredibly diverse terrain that both sides had to fight through...it’s really hard to appreciate the scope of it, since many of the fields then have returned to woods now. Mom and I don't really understand this battle so well; so we have turned this part over to dad to summarize...

Some of the Redoubts and the House where the surrender was decided

The Battle or Siege of Yorktown is really hard to explain. General Cornwallis, the British general, decided to inhabit Yorktown, so it could become a deep water port for the British navy.  The problem was the French navy under Comte de Grasse defeated the British navy before either navy got to Yorktown at the Battle of the Capes. The British navy went back to New York leaving Cornwallis without their help.  This let Generals Washington and Lafayette surround the British army at Yorktown. With no supplies and no Navy to rescue them the British surrendered after an intense siege.

As we drove into Williamsburg commercial downtown, M & D couldn’t believe how much this city has expanded along Route 60! We lost count of how many pancake places there were. Pretty Funny! It wasn’t until we got by William & Mary College that the town started to look as they remembered it. 

Mom and dad appeared to love walking around this older looking area. What's with all the people in funny costumes? Was it my Halloween birthday already? Mom walked me into a field that smelled and tasted fabulous. 

They kept trying to get me to walk in the grass since the brick sidewalk was getting hot! But, they still wouldn't let me chase the squirrels and chipmunks. Shucks! 

   I did enjoy a taste of mom’s Welsh Rarebit at Chownings Tavern. 

         It was fun to see all the tables down the Merchant Square Main Street. 

We kept running into these darling teenagers with World Stride T-shirts. Of course mom had to check them out...It turns out its an educational program with tours and workshops for teenagers.

One of the few selfies that mom has liked...I don't get her hesitation to post them, I look good in every photo!

 Dad and mom left me at SA while they went for their belated, official 49th Wedding Anniversary Dinner tonight at the King's Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg. 

Our prime rib and beef tenderloin was cooked to perfection. They couldn't remember how many anniversaries that they have celebrated there when they could. They said it was incredibly delicious with plenty of social distancing still...

            This city is always picturesque in all weathers and seasons. This Parish church was conducting a funeral when we went by...their music was gorgeous! Like many other tourist sites this one was hit hard by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Many of the restaurants and buildings still aren't open and there are help wanted signs everywhere.