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So, this update is going to be a bit shorter than it really should be, because I need to make time to get ready before tonight's debate!!!!
We headed over to Colonial Williamsburg, which is about 10 minutes away. Beautiful drive. Williamsburg was the capital city of Colonial Virginia until Thomas Jefferson as Governor switched it to Richmond. This is a city Washington would have visited on several occasions.
We arrived at the Visitor's center, got in line for tickets. As we were about to buy tickets, the ticket person for some reason asked if we were teachers! YEP! 50% discount!!! NICE!
We then walked to the main part of the city. They were portraying the year 1775 today. We were then swept up in the euphoria of marching on the Governor's palace! You can see it on the video.
We walked around the city today for about five hours. We heard Patrick Henry speak (awesome) and George Washington speak (pretty good). Well, five hours definitely does the city justice. I would say that you really wouldn't like this experience unless you were a little bit of a history dork like myself. The horses and cows were big draws for my daughter. The total beauty of the area was my wife's favorite. We then walked down to the College of William and Mary, that is at the end of the street. Very nice facade. Inside the halls, definitely the 1970's, the outside is gorgeous. After our time there we ran some errands, got a Starbucks, my daughter talked to Tutu, and headed to the Indoor pool at the resort. This is only the second time in my life (several for my wife) that I've swam in an indoor pool. We are definitely more south than north as the accents are getting heavier and heavier. In the pool area, you can hear this.
Well, that's it. Enjoy the debate tonight.
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