Sara and Valeria after breakfast, ready to go to Busch Gardens!
Sara playing her iPOD, as we waited in the lines with other cars for entrance into the park
Sara and Valeria in the Busch Gardens park, while Tim waited in the line to get tickets from the kiosk machine
In Busch Garden's England area
Impressive clock tower in the England shopping area
Beautiful spring flowers in bloom, as we walked towards the Italy area
Columns and statues in the Italy area
Tim, Valeria and Sara trying out the Battering Ram ride in the Italy area
Ready to go!
So much fun!
Way up high!
Valeria and Sara walking to the shopping grounds in Italy
Facing the Rhine River towards the Scotland area -- the yellow roller coaster is the Loch Ness Monster and the blue is the awesome Griffon roller coaster!
Walking towards the Germany area, near the Katapult and the Big Bad Wolf rides
The Curse of DarKastle ride -- a really fun motion-based 4-D ride -- this is new for Busch Gardens this year
Lively Bavarian entertainers inside the Das Festhaus, where we ate a German lunch meal of sausages, potato salad, purple cabbage, etc.
Interesting statue in front of a shopping area in Germany
Shopping villages in Germany
Heading over to France, to our most favorite ride at Busch Gardens, the GRIFFON!
The Griffon is a floorless dive rollercoaster -- it would stop at the top edge ... at 205 feet up
Then out of the blue it would drop .... exactly 90 degrees straight down
Down the steep 90 degree curve below!!!!
We were at the far back, on the left -- you can see we were screaming at the drop!
Close up of our screams!
Sara and Valeria enjoying a break from the rides by working on ceramic projects at the Pottery Village in New France. Tim and I went back to the Italy area to drool at the beautiful Italian Gallo clocks and gold glasswares!
In Busch Garden's Wolf Valley, near Jack Hanna's Wild Reserve area
In the Eagle Ridge near the grey wolves -- you can see the beautiful bald eagles perching on a wide open area, as they were injured and couldn't fly out.
In the Ireland/Scotland area
Back to England shopping area
Walking back to New France to pick up Sara and Valeria from their ceramic projects
We were fascinated by the Trappers Smokehouse in the New France area -- the smell of the BBQ cooking was fantastic!!!
Beautiful tulip garden in the France area
Enjoying the Busch Gardens' famous Budweiser Clydesdale horses
Tim, Sara and Valeria checking out one magnificient Clydesdale horse
Feeding from a worker
The worker offered to take pictures of the Clydesdale horse with all of us looking on
Just a beautiful and magnificient horse!
In the Italy area, where we enjoyed the Viva Italia musical comedy, brimming with songs set in the 1950s, thus ending our evening at Busch Gardens
The next day, at Colonial Williamsburg, facing the Royal Governor's Palace
Tim, Valeria and Sara walking on the Palace Green
Behind the authentic Colonial homes lining the Bottetourt Street
Of course, you can't miss out seeing several carriages throughout the streets in Colonial Williamsburg
On the Palace Green, facing the Royal Governor's Palace
The Capitol building along with the Gunsmith and Presbyterian Meeting House
Interesting gardens behind the Colonial homes
On Nicholson Street
Going to Shields Tavern for some breakfast
Sara and Valeria enjoying 'homemade' blueberry muffins
A Colonial playing the violin while we were eating breakfast -- Sara said he was very good
Duke of Gloucester Street where shops and historic homes abound
Inside the Apothecary
Behind the Apothecary
Walking through a narrow brick walkway towards the Printing Office below
More shops on Duke of Gloucester Street
King's Arm Tavern -- we tried to get dinner reservations, but they were booked up to 9 p.m. -- a lesson learned for us to make reservations ahead of time!
Inside the silversmith's shop
Inside the Milliner and Tailor shop -- the interpreter gave us a fascinating look into the Colonial fashion back in 1770s, and demonstrated how the dresses were made by hand with some shortcut tricks and tips.
In the blacksmith shop
Sara and Valeria in trouble near the Court House
We enjoyed the music performance by the Fife and Drums
The windmill off North England Street -- we were fascinated by the live sheep grazing around
Closeup of the Royal Governor's Palace, which was the residence of 7 royal governors and the first two elected governors of Virginia -- Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson.
Inside the foyer in the Royal Governor's Palace
Inside Lady Dunmore's personal bedroom
Dining area
Ballroom area -- it was the focus of the city's fashionable society and entertainment
Gardens outside the Royal Governor's Palace
Close up of the Royal Governor's Palace
Entering Williamsburg's premier shopping area -- Merchants Square -- a charming, brick-lined shopping area near the beautiful campus of College of William and Mary (one of the country's oldest universities, chartered in 1695).
Sara wanted a picture of this, to give her Mom an idea of what to make for her next Homecoming dress ....
On our trip back home on Easter Sunday -- the Easter Bunny had surprises waiting for Sara and Valeria in the car ...
You can see the surprises on their faces when they saw their Easter baskets!
