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[Captain_Oblivious]

Fantastic pictures! I don't have time to comment on everything since I'm woefully behind on everyone's TR's and need to update my own, but I really love the shots you took. Looks like you got to see quite a bit in all of your tours.

 

[MEK]

Oh it's so fun seeing all these updates of familiar things! That is one BIG family..too bad they all don't have the Disney ears on!

It is cool to see pictures of places you know well.

Yeah - that family cracked me up. I was thinking...where's the 9 passenager van?

If you ever get a chance to go back to Yorktown, the Riverwalk Restaurant there is amazing! Great authentic MD style crabcakes, we ate there for Blake's sister's rehearsal dinner last year. And there's a great wine store..let me google it for you...called the River Fruit Wine Company..and they have the BEST homemade wine. Like Pineapple, Watermelon wine, YUM!

Actually, we walked right by it and don't think I didn't consider going in there for an adult beverage. I actually thought about eating there one evening, but it just didn't coincide with our visit time. Plus - it got very mixed reviews on trip advisor, which goes to prove that you shouldn't always pay attention to what people write.

I saw the Wine complany and I considered going in there. In fact, if I had known the store was there ahead of time I would have planned a wine tasting visit. It looked interesting. The whole town was dead. I wasn't even sure if it was open.

I have always wanted to go to Williamsburg. We actually had a trip lined up to go there several years ago, but a hurricane came through hitting Virginia directly, so in two days time, we had to change our plans and ending up going to WDW.

Well - I know all too well that a hurricane can really screw up plans! I guess you can't be too upset about missing Williamsburg for WDW.

It is a very fun place to visit. I definitely hope you get the chance soon.

Everything just looks so beautiful! I can't wait to see about your trip to Busch Gardens! That's the one place that I wanted to visit for sure when we were there.

There were just so many things to photograph. I must have been getting a tad tired by the time we got to Yorktown because I usually take more pictures than that.

Not to get ahead of myself, but I really did enjoy this visit to BG much better than my last one. Not surprising, since this visit was late August and the last one was a weekend in June.

It is a gorgeous park in terms of landscaping. Nothing compares with Disney parks, but this really was a nice alternative. And if you like coasters, well they have some great ones! Super clean. Easy to negotiate and the lockers with cheap - $1 I think! The customer service people were very nice as well.

That ice cream shop building is so cute...love it.

It was and I kept wishing I was hungry. That's what happens when you pack your own lunch and you bring the WHOLE bag of cookies instead of just a few!

Your pictures are beautiful! The campus looks lovely and Yorktown looks like a fun place to explore

Thanks Dawn. The campus is very pretty. Compact, but lovely. I took about 20 pictures of just the water fountain. I'm like that, you know! Yorktown was a cool town, for sure!

That stinks that the power affected so many parts of your trip!! Hopefully everything at BG was up and running!

The thing I was most bummed about was the ghost tour. I really, REALLY wanted to do one. I couldn't understand why you can't have a ghost tour with no lights???? I thought it would make it more authentic.

The power was back on in BG on Sunday, actually. I bet they get that park up and running ASAP!

Wow...that is one huge window decal family!

Definitely must be a record. Well, at least until Kate plus 8 or that other family with 19 kids put decals on their windows!

 

[MEK]

What lovely pictures!!! It looks just gorgeous there. I would live to make it to that part of the country.

Thank you! I actually really liked that part of Virginia. I liked all the residental areas. The thing I liked best - no or very few strip malls. The bigger shopper centers were surrounded by shrubs and very aestheically pleasing. Everything looked nice, neat, and manicured.

What a beautiful college campus!

It's a small campus, but it really has so lovely features and landscaping.

Love all your pictures of Yorktown. We need to get to Williamsburg and the area some time. We would love it.

Well, I hope by the time I am done I will have given you enough information to start planning a trip. You can get some great deals and lodging and if you want the name of the gentleman I used, just pm me anytime!

Williamsburg and the area some time. We would love it.

I forgot to mention to you in my long post about Savannah. There is an "official" bookstore in Savannah regarding Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. They sell the book there however the "autograph" copy is a label the author signed they stuck in the book. However, if you want some ghost experiences of Savannah go there without doing the night tour. The woman who runs the shops is a ghost fanatic and is sure the shop is haunted. She will do things the entire time to get you to start talking ghosts with her. For instance, I did buy the "autograph" book and when she rang it up she said, "Boy the spirits must be happy today, they usually ring this book up as Paula Deen's cookbook." I never said a word as I had enough ghosts the night before. She did this to everyone and it was quite comical.

Wow - that's great information. Is the bookstore on the trolley tour? I know they give you a map and there's a ton of stops. If its on the tour I will definitely stop. I love ghost stories. Sounds like a hoot!

Beautiful pictures as always MEK.

Thanks Glenn!

I'll be interested to read what you thought about Busch Gardens, I haven't been there in about a decade. We thought it was okay, but we kept thinking "nice try, but you're no 'Disney'".

I actually had a really good time in the park and I will do a good update on it. We stayed from park open to close. I didn't bring my camera in initially and just relied on cell phone pictures, but around 4pm I went out to get it and then I looped the whole park again taking pictures.

My first impression when I took the boys (and this was probably in 2003) was that it was no Disney and I didn't like the way the queued their lines. Well, actually they didn't queue them at all. But going there with minimal wait times, low crowds, and on a gorgeous day proved to be a far better experience.

As far as I'm concerned there are no parks like Disney. Even Universal falls a bit short in some aspects. But compared to our local parks like Dorney and Hershey Park, this was WAY better. I've also been to Kings Dominion and BG was much better.

OOOOH I know who is in that statue!! It's Washington and the French commander de Grasse!!! It was after their victory over Cornwallis which led to the end of the revolutionary war!!!

Okay, I cheated a little. I knew it was Washington and a French leader. I looked up the rest.

You go girl I really wasn't sure who was with Washington, so I was going to look it up! Thanks - now I don't have to!!!!

We LOVE Yorktown too - it's so cute! We've been on that beach, on that sidewalk, in the Stars and Stripes store, eaten ice cream from that shop, I think we ate lunch at that pub too. They do have cute shops there. We've toured the battlefields and went to the Victory Center (which is where I learned all that history!!).

I have driven/ridden across that bridge many times. It's the main way from my SIL's to all the fun stuff!

I didn't even mention the Victory Centers because, again, I knew we couldn't even consider those. That is why I absolutely have to go back for a longer trip. I need to tour both battlefields and both Victory Centers. Two full days was not enough. I need at least 4 real days there!!!!

Such a pretty bridge.

Love your Salisbury pictures - what a pretty campus! The water pictures are cool!

So what do you do with all these gorgeous photos you take? You must have 100GB on hard drives somewhere or lots of albums!! They are often frame-worthy, and the flower ones make me think they belong on a calendar or in a magazine! You should submit some!

Thank you!

At this point I have most of my pictures in photobucket. I also have a good number backed up on an external hard drive. Soon I will have to start deleting them out of my iphoto. I will start by deleting the soccer pictures because they are all on photobucket. But I like to keep my Disney and my scenery pictures accessible for when I make videos. So - yeah - I am always on the edge of filling my hard drive to capacity and I'm always doing the photo shuffle to make more room. I am seriously worried for the amount of photos I could potentially take next week.

Fantastic pictures! I don't have time to comment on everything since I'm woefully behind on everyone's TR's and need to update my own, but I really love the shots you took. Looks like you got to see quite a bit in all of your tours.

Thank you! We really did have a wonderful first full day and there's more!!!!!

I am trying to update a lot this week before I go to HHI, so I am afraid I am going to get behind on everyone's TRs too. I am off from work tomorrow, so I am going to try to catch up!

 

[DisMomAmy]

Amazing pictures Mary Ellen!! I'd love to take up photography when my kids get a little bigger & I can take my eyes off them for more than two seconds!

 

[MEK]

Amazing pictures Mary Ellen!! I'd love to take up photography when my kids get a little bigger & I can take my eyes off them for more than two seconds!

Good point! I didn't go anywhere near a camera when my kids were that age. Denny was always taking pictures, but they were usually of me chasing a kid! It is a fun hobby. I love it.

I saw this tour you can take in Hilton Head with a nature photographer. You go and shot together. It's like $90 for a 2 hour tour (group tour) and $200 plus if you go out by yourself. A bit pricey, but probably worth it.

 

[Nermel9]

Great update, amazing pictures! You're really making me want to take a trip to Virginia again, I haven't been there in years! I can't wait to hear about BG!

Oh, and guess what I'm doing this Saturday? A ghost tour in Boston! I'll keep an eye out for some ghosts for you, maybe I can get a picture of one or two!

 

[TanzUnited99]

Wow what awesome pics!

Love getting to see Salisbury and Williamsburg from my own living room!

It's strange to hear about how much of an impact Hurricane Irene actually had - I wouldn't imagine it affecting Imax.

 

[Queenofallthings]

I actually went back 4 times to look at all the pictures....wow....I don't know what else to say! I'm beginning to realize there are so many places to visit besides WDW Jasmine is trying to talk me into a winter vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas to which I replied with a big ol

 

[Wicket's Mom]

Mary Ellen, that was not the place. Where we go is before you cross the bridge. It is near the Victory Center & past the old part of Yorktown. There is an old house there with a brick wall around it. It is open for visitation.

Jamestown has two places, one is a recreated village sort of like Plymouth Plantation. It was built in 1959 for an anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The other site is the original Jamestown which has outlines of where the original buildings stood. They have a archeology center there.

As always great photos.

 

[MEK]

Great update, amazing pictures! You're really making me want to take a trip to Virginia again, I haven't been there in years! I can't wait to hear about BG!

Do it! Just do it! I'm glad you are enjoying the pictures. I just finished editing my BG pictures so I can post those before I leave.

Oh, and guess what I'm doing this Saturday? A ghost tour in Boston! I'll keep an eye out for some ghosts for you, maybe I can get a picture of one or two!

Cool! I bet Boston is a great place for ghosts! That sounds like a lot of fun. Enjoy!

Wow what awesome pics!

Love getting to see Salisbury and Williamsburg from my own living room!

Isn't that one of the things that is so great about the DIS. You get to see other places you would normally not get a chance to visit. And I think because there is commentary you end up learning a little bit more. The pictures leave a greater impression.

It's strange to hear about how much of an impact Hurricane Irene actually had - I wouldn't imagine it affecting Imax.

I guess it had something to do with the electricity going out. It probably didn't reset correctly, but what do I know?

I actually went back 4 times to look at all the pictures....wow....I don't know what else to say! I'm beginning to realize there are so many places to visit besides WDW Jasmine is trying to talk me into a winter vacation to Atlantis in the Bahamas to which I replied with a big ol

So glad you are enjoying the pictures!!!!

Atlantis sounds wonderful. Do you think you can swing it? That resort looks/sounds amazing.

I agree, there are tons of places to see and my bucket list gets bigger (instead of smaller) all the time.

Mary Ellen, that was not the place. Where we go is before you cross the bridge. It is near the Victory Center & past the old part of Yorktown. There is an old house there with a brick wall around it. It is open for visitation.

Hmmmm - we did pass the victory center, but Sounds pretty cool. Just one more reason to go back.

Jamestown has two places, one is a recreated village sort of like Plymouth Plantation. It was built in 1959 for an anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. The other site is the original Jamestown which has outlines of where the original buildings stood. They have a archeology center there.

And then there's the battlefield, too?

I have to admit, I found reading about the different attractions very confusing. I know its just something I have to experience for myself. I haven't been to Jamestown since the early 1990's and I don't remember having to pay for each attraction. I remember most things as being free.

If I go back I want to do the battlefields, tour everything at Jamestown and hit the Yorktown Victory center (if time permits). I like to take a day for Jamestown, one for Yorktown, on for Williamsburg, and still get my thrill ride fix. That's why I need a week!

 

[LilAnn]

I finally got caught up, but now have forgotten most of what I wanted to say. Figures.

Loved the photos of the area - so pretty. I remember when I went to visit a friend at William & Mary, he took me to one of those "fancy" restaurants for dinner the night I arrived, and I was not dressed appropriately. Oops. Good food, though.

I remember visiting the battlefields with another friend back in college too, he was big on battlefields. I do remember that after a day of it, I was like, there are only so many canons I can see in a field before I get bored. But I love the history and character of the area and Colonial Williamsburg.

I remember going to BG as a kid - can't wait to see how much has changed since then. I remember them having some pretty awesome roller coasters back in the day and that they didn't last 45 seconds either!

Can't wait to hear about HHI. I've always wanted to go there and your teaser pics are definitly cementing that thought.

 

[Lady Lallie]

I want to go to Yorktown! It looks beautiful and I really want to see the historic sights, I just love that history geek stuff!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

We've enjoyed Busch Gardens a few times when we visit the in-laws. It's been a while, but I actually rode the Loch Ness a number of years ago. I think it was before Paige was born, so 9 years? Gave me such a headache, I was spent for the rest of the day. That's the last "big" coaster I've been on. It is a really pretty park - not too big either.

 

[MEK]

I finally got caught up, but now have forgotten most of what I wanted to say. Figures.

I do that ALL the time!

Loved the photos of the area - so pretty. I remember when I went to visit a friend at William & Mary, he took me to one of those "fancy" restaurants for dinner the night I arrived, and I was not dressed appropriately. Oops. Good food, though.

I saw a couple of those "fancy" places. We did not eat there, but I did find a really good casual place that I would highly recommend - coming up!

I remember visiting the battlefields with another friend back in college too, he was big on battlefields. I do remember that after a day of it, I was like, there are only so many canons I can see in a field before I get bored. But I love the history and character of the area and Colonial Williamsburg.

I am the SAME way. I can only take so many factoids and then I go in overload. Denny loves that stuff and could listen for hours, but not me. That may have been why I didn't want to tour the battlefield at Yorktown. I had just listened to 2 plus hours of naval information.

I remember going to BG as a kid - can't wait to see how much has changed since then. I remember them having some pretty awesome roller coasters back in the day and that they didn't last 45 seconds either!

The first time I was there (20 yrs ago) there were only two coasters. When I went with the kids in 03 or 04 there were 4. Since then they changed out the big bad wolf and built the griffon. I loved the big bad wolf and was sorry to see if go. I think they are probably building some kind of crazy launch coaster in its place.

Can't wait to hear about HHI. I've always wanted to go there and your teaser pics are definitly cementing that thought.

Well, I hope my real pictures will increase your desire even more. I just hope my hard drive will hold all the new ones!

I want to go to Yorktown! It looks beautiful and I really want to see the historic sights, I just love that history geek stuff!

You would love the whole area. There is so much history to see!!!! Can't wait to go back!

We've enjoyed Busch Gardens a few times when we visit the in-laws. It's been a while, but I actually rode the Loch Ness a number of years ago. I think it was before Paige was born, so 9 years? Gave me such a headache, I was spent for the rest of the day. That's the last "big" coaster I've been on. It is a really pretty park - not too big either.

Well - here's a spoiler - I did NOT ride the Loch Ness Monster for exactly that reason. The other coasters are so much smoother. I almost did go over there and I think one of the cast members (or whatever they are called) talked me out of it, reminding me it was way too jerky!

The park does have excellent landscaping. Really lovely!

 

[tinacaplan]

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Those 14 years will go fast. I know mine sure did. The best memories I have are of all the vacations with the kids. Otherwise it just seems like a blur of work and school.

All the more reason to go to Disney! Beautiful pictures of Yorktown. You really do take gorgeous pictures.

 

[MEK]

All the more reason to go to Disney!

Absolutely! My only regret is that I didn't take my kids sooner. I think they would have really enjoyed it when they were preschool age. I thought they would have been too young. I was so wrong.

Beautiful pictures of Yorktown. You really do take gorgeous pictures.

Thank you! I owe a lot of it to obsessive editing!

 

[Wicket's Mom]

ME, I don't believe that there is a battlefield at Jamestown. The one house that is really cool was closed a couple of years ago. It was the Carter mansion, Williamsburg owns it & closed it down due to monetary problems. It is fully furnished. There is also a site of an early massacre of settlers, museum & graves of said victims. All of these items were found on the estate. Tis a pity that it has been closed.
Jamestown the recreation has an entry fee, but the actual site doesn't. It may since it has been a few years since we've been there. Also, there is the site of the earliest glass factory in the colonies. They still blow the glass there & sell it. Makes for a lovely souvenier.

 

[MEK]

So here goes - I'm being ambitious and updating again about Williamsburg because I really want to get this TR done before we leave for HHI. It's not going to happen, but I still want to see how far I can get by Saturday night.

I'm a little upset, though, because my phone pictures are not uploading correctly into photobucket and I sure as heck don't want to put anymore pictures on my hard drive. Grrrrrrrh! Hope I can get my dinner pictures to upload.

So, when I left off we had just finished touring Yorktown and made the unpleasant discovery that there would be NO Ghost tours in historic Williamsburg that evening because of a lack of electricity. I mean, who knew that a power outage would be responsible for canceling ghost tours. In our opinion, no power would only add to the authenticity of the tour. I suppose its another case of Safety First.

WE got back to the condo shortly after 4pm. When we got out of the car we could hear music coming from the pool area......and......then......the sounds of Karaoke! But not good karaoke - BAD karaoke! I am very sensitive to people singing out of tune and this was just abrasive. We ran inside, slamming the door behind us. There we checked the resort schedule. Sure enough - pool party with karaoke until 4:30. OK then. What to do? Well, you guessed it - time for an adult beverage and THEN the pool. We timed it just as the last singer (who happened to be a child) was up. Who can be annoyed by a child's singing. Not even super critical me!

No one checked our cards as we went it. We grabbed a couple towels and found a couple chairs by the adult pool. That's right - an ADULT pool! The other pool was the family pool. Gotta love that!

Ahhhhhhhh......Even my short, stubby, seriously in need of a pedicure, feet were happy!

I was in full resting mode as I took pictures FROM my chair.

Here's the pool without my feet.

And another angle

And the entrance way

After Chillin' and swimming, I set off to take a few more pics.

The multipurpose (aka family) pool

Fountains

The ever essential pool bar

A few more views

A view of the grounds from the edge of the fence

We spent about an hour or so at the pool. I would have liked to stay longer, but there was the all important decision of food looming ahead of us. The one thing I did not want was to wait in a restaurant line. That alone was motivation to get my a$$ in gear and up off the chaise. I thought if we could at least be seated somewhere by 6:45 or 7pm, we would not be gracing the front stoop of a restaurant for any appreciable length of time.

So we went back to the condo to shower, change, and peruse Williamsburg tourist books looking for a place to eat.

And there among the chain restaurants, barbecue joints, and Italian mom and pop places, was divine inspiration in the form of Food For Thought.

http://www.foodforthoughtrestaurant.com/

I remember passing this place the previous evening and I liked the name. Well, I would probably like any name with "food" in it, so that's not surprising. I did a quick search on trip advisor and found that is was rated #3 out of 180 Williamsburg restaurants. Well - all righty then - it was a go! The only thing I didn't do in my haste was try to find a %10 off coupon in one of those touristy books. I know they exist. How do I know? Well, I over heard our waitress apply it to another customer's bill. That was after she handed him her business card and struck up a lengthy conversation while flaunting her culinary attributes. Yes - you guessed it - she was studying to be a chef and the patron was in from Denver on business and ...yada...yada.....yada.....I heard her tell him she would apply the coupon (which he didn't have) in an attempt to earn herself some brownie points.

Ok - enough about her. Seriously, over hearing all that was probably the only unpleasant thing that happened during the meal. This place was freaking fantastic at a very reasonable price.

So we started with a microbrew..... (cell phone picture alert.......)

I don't know which one, but here's what the menu says about the microbrews:

We were proudly the first non-smoking restaurant in Williamsburg and have a wonderful bar area serving draft microbrews from Williamsburg Alewerks and Dogfishhead; along with other seasonal drafts.



I'm thinking I either went with the Alewerks or something seasonal. Doesn't really matter - it was good.

And, in case you don't remember the name of the restaurant, why here it is on the glass.....

Here is a lovely bartender serving up the good stuff

For dinner I had the beet salad

It doesn't look all that pretty, but it was darn good and had plenty of beets!

My entree was the crab-a-bella

I can't copy the menu description, but here's my version - yummy crabcake, covered with provolone, sitting in a portabella mushroom served over jasmine rice and bruschetta tomatoes

This was seriously heaven on a plate. I feel pretty certain I had some leftovers.

Here's Denny's meal

I think he must have had some type of flounder or tilapia special. It had a nice whole wheat type breading and note the mashed sweet potatoes and asparagus. Denny probably didn't love his meal as much as I loved mine, but he never does. I always ask the waitress or waiter which I should pick. I usually give them two or three choices and I always go with what they recommend. Denny just picks the special. I don't think he tries hard enough!

We skipped dessert or maybe he got some cheesecake or something. I know I was way too full and I needed to go walk off dinner.

I highly recommend this place if you ever visit W-burg. The only things that made it less than a perfect experience where (1) the waitress trying to network at the table next to ours which was literally 8 inches away, and (2) the manager coming over to ask how everything was with the expressed intention of clearing off our plates and bringing our check in 20 seconds flat. It just felt a little forced/rushed.

But I suspect that they are used to crowds and they need to keep it moving. Just as well, because I really did want to take a walk through Williamsburg in the dark.

Continued.........

 

[MEK]

Continued.......

We drove over to colonial Williamsburg and found a convenient public parking lot on Gloucester Street (which is where the Ghost tours normally meet).

I decided that even though it was pretty darn dark, I would just "try" to take a few pictures starting with this one.....

We were right next to the William & Mary bookstore so we went inside. They obviously had electricity. This was more like a public bookstore than a college bookstore, but perhaps a lot of the bigger university bookstores are like that. The actual coursework books were way in the back of the store. In the front of the store were gads and gads of W&M clothes and other articles.

The merchandise was displayed so nicely that I really had to fight the urge to buy something. I thought about getting something for Nicholas, but decided it was best to buy him college stuff when he actually went to tour colleges.

I mean - really - doesn't this window just make you want to shop there?

For the younger W&M wannabe

A whole display of Vera Bradley

I'm sure there is no shortage of expendable income when it comes to W&M students, parents, and alum. Smart merchandising, if you ask me.

Right next door was a Christmas shop

And a silver shop

Jewelry anyone? Love this......

Candy/peanut shop

See - there really IS a little bit of Disney where ever you go

Sunny Seed Drops????

I had never heard of Nehi softdrinks, but apparently Denny had from when he was a kid

The Cheese Shop was closed

We went in one more shop where I actually tried to "shop" and I didn't take any pictures. While I looked around Denny went outside to call his brother. Denny's mom is in her early 90's and she has frequent bouts of congestive heart failure. I think she had just been in and out of the hospital.

I also paused at one point to call Nicholas. I made a point of calling him every morning and every evening to make sure he was home from evening soccer practice safely.

So what did I buy? Nothing! I guess I was taking the budget conscious thing too seriously. But, never fear - I did buy something the next day!

When we got outside I asked Denny if he would mind if we walked down Gloucester Street a bit.

Needless to say, it was quite dark with just a few street lamps and I have no idea how they were lit.

Gotta love this saying......

Can you believe that even in the poor light and despite the uneven sidewalks, we meandered straight to the end of Gloucester Street. I know doris will know which building is at the end of Gloucester Street. I'm too lazy to look it up right now. All I can tell you is that building looked "spooooook keeeeeeey" It was so dark I couldn't get a picture of it. All I could get was a picture of the outside gate

On the way back I developed a fascination with taking pictures of the street lamps

And these were seriously the only lighting around

In looking at all these street lamps, I think perhaps the electricity had been restored. I see no other explanation.

A couple things I noticed on Gloucester street:

1. There were TONS of W&M students using this road as a jogging path. I was shocked. But they just kept coming in pairs, triplets, and alone. And it was dark. I guess this must be a main night time jogging spot because of the lack of traffic. What a healthy bunch of students.

2. There was one large group on a tour. I asked Denny if we could just ease our way closer and closer until we could hear what they were saying. Of course, Mr "follow the rules at all times" wanted nothing to do with this strategy. My conclusion - I think this was a tour group from W&M, but I guess I will never know.

Continued........

 

[MEK]

Continued......

Well, you all know how much I wanted to see a ghost or an orb or an aberration or something.

Check this out.......

Picture # 1

Don't mind if I do, Josiah!

Picture # 2

See it???? There in the tree??? That round, unnatural glow of light???? There were no lights in that tree.

Is it? Could it Be????? An Orb!!!!!!!

The more I look at it, the more I think it is. Call me crazy! I looked at a bunch of orb pictures taken on ghost tours and it looks like the real deal to me.

Of course, Denny, being the pragmatist, said "no way". I suppose there could be some logical explanation, like my flash reflected off something in the tree. But for now, I am going by the opinion that this is an authentic orb.

I stand corrected - this street is actually Duke of Gloucester street, not Gloucester street!

My bad!
And my last picture for the night.......ta da........

the ever exciting price list for Colonial Williamsburg tickets. Just add a couple more dollars to those prices if you are planning to go in 2012!

It was close to 10pm by the time we finished our walk. Denny was really a good sport about it, since we walked much further than he wanted to.

When we got back to the condo we decided to use the hot tub again! And then it was off to dream land.

Up Next - A Day at Busch Gardens!