This past week we have been in Virginia for a family vacation. We visited lots of historic sites and some other stuff too. We had to drive ten hours in the car, but fortunately we had The Hobbit to listen too.
On day one we went to Historic Williamsburg which is a town recreated to look like it did in the revolutionary war. All the people dress up like they would back then, and there was even shops that they worked in. Here are some pictures of Williamsburg:
This is the governors palace.
This is inside of the palace.
This is the governors desk.
This is an old fashion stove.
This is the palace kitchen with real food!
This is the gunsmith.
The stocks is where criminals go......
This is the tailor making real shoes!
This is Thomas Jefferson making a speech.
This is the weaver.
This is the magazine where they kept all the guns and gunpowder.
This is the cooper (barrel maker).
This is the local jail.
On day two we went to Historic Jamestown where we saw the real James town ruins. There was archaeologists there and they were uncovering a real stove. After that we went to Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Here are some pictures:
This is a monument to Jamestown.
That is the James river.
This is the Jamestown colony.
This is the stove they were digging up.
This is what they think Jamestown looked like.
This is a statue of Capt. John Smith.
This is the man who uncovered Jamestown.
That is the Jamestown church.
After Jamestown we went to a glass maker.
This is part of Thomas Jefferson's garden.
This is Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's house. (We were not allowed to take pictures sadly).
On his front porch there is a wind dial, and a double sided clock.
Thomas Jefferson's house was one of the first to have a dome.
Aren't you glad this isn't your toilet?
This is Thomas Jefferson's grave.
Thomas Jefferson's favorite invention: The Polygraph.
On day three we went to two civil war battlefields: The battle of Cross Keys and the battle of Piedmont, and then we went to Shenandoah National park and did the skyline drive. Here are some pictures:
There was a beautiful view.
We decided to get out of the car and take a hike. While we were hiking we came across the Appalachian trail. It is a trail that runs from Georgia to Maine.
We found an interesting type of pine cone.
On day four we went to The Natural Bridge and Foamhedge
(Yes FOAMhedge). Here are some pictures:
The Natural Bridge.
Legend says that George Washington climbed up twenty-three feet and carved his initials into the rock.
This an underground stream that no one knows where it goes or where it comes from.
They had recreated an Indian village to look like it did back then.
The inside of a Indian hut.
We went to a butterfly room where there was butterflies everywhere!
We thought that this one look cool.
This was the plaque for Foamhedge.
We all thought that it was pretty cool.
My dad especially liked it.
We all really liked the trip and we hope we will have more in the future!
