outside the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center
re-creation of a colonial plantation
D is disappointed with her $5 hat from Walmart.
kids love turkey
This big fellow complimented me on my Starfleet Academy hat.
hole in ground for personal storage
pigs
These actors were thoroughly unexcited.
tobacco plants
authentic colonial... bamboo?
This pond was full of frogs--we could hear them at night.
windmill and cows
sheep
asleep
Governor's Palace
entering the palace
inside the palace
That's gilded leather covering the walls.
Dessert!
ballroom
All this food was real.
And covered with flies.
No idea.
Look familiar? http://tinyurl.com/4omnob
smokehouse
governor's private shower
The well, next to the private shower.
Modern drinking fountains have been retrofitted all over town. This one's in the well.
in the cellar
Wow, they even use authentic 18th-century locks! Oh... wait... never mind.
tree beans
The Pigeon Arms Apartments
Um... specimens?
You know, for the science.
I'm sure that's delicious.
Notice the “No Stamp Act” teapot in the center--which was made in England.
The pinnacle of pointy-stick technology.
General George Washington (or a reasonable facsimile)
the general approaches
Gen. Washington addresses the people
horse-drawn carriages: faster than you might think
blacksmith
That's hot.
Please! Don't you know it's America's clean energy source?
stages in smithing a silver ladle
It is, indeed, hammer time, my good sir.
wigs made of human, horse, goat, and yak hair
These ladies were hilarious.
The Secretary's Office, next to the Capitol building
The Capitol building
courtroom
committee chambers
that chair on the left is over 300 years old
the royal coat of arms
Public Gaol
D uses her “get out of jail free” card
Notice the coffin-shaped bench in this cell. Someone had a sense of humor.
horse and gallows
Yum?
I've seen overpriced sodas, but this is ridiculous!
