Colonial Williamsburg Part II

Despite the length of our stay, we did not see and do everything there is to do in CW. Numerous craftsmen and women ply their trades just as the earlier citizens of Williamsburg did back in the day.

Here is the weaver's shop. Not much was happening here. They were preparing the loom for the next project. That takes many hours to prepare. Weaving, spinning, dyeing, any part of textile production took place at the weaver's shop.






The printer and bookbinder was interesting. The demonstration and talk was very informative (as are all of the trades we visited, much to our surprise).










The food is well worth the cost. We dined in Shields Tavern and Chowning's (pronounced chooning) Tavern. We knew for a family meal, it would be pricey, but as you can see, the amount of food (and the quality) deems the price not out of line.













Evening programs round out the day. We saw a witch trial and went on two ghost tours-one was a pirate tour. This picture was taken in the gaol (jail) cell where Blackbeard's pirates were held until their executions.