"After leaving the Outer Banks we headed to Williamsburgh. We went into the town to see what it was all about. At first it felt a bit like being on a Disney set. The houses are perfect, the streets wide and tree lined. It is described as a restoration and re construction of 17th centuary Williamsburgh and acts as a living history museum. While it was all very nice, and the costumed ladies were lovely, ( I forgot to take any photos ) I much preferred the Historic Jamestowne site. This is the actual site of the Jamestown fort. We had a walk with an archaeologist who explained some of the features they have found so far. And then later a talk with a National Park Ranger who had a different slant on the site. To be fair if you saw the story of the settlement in a tv show, you wouldn't believe it. There is mutiny, greed, starvation, bizarre coincidences and canabalism oh and Pocahontas as well. You can read about it here
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia
It was also strange to go into the shop and to see pipes made by a good friend for sale there!
Finally, those fried green tomatoes. We stopped off in a cafe in a settlement called Charles City. I have looked it up since we visited, and the city has a population of 133. You can't fault the food at the cafe though
http://culscourthousegrille.com/ . When I saw fried green tomatoes on the menu, I couldn't resist, and they were lovely.
We have had a wonderful trip and 2 days was not long enough in Virginia, we will hopefully be back again soon. Bye y'all.
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