Colonial Williamsburg, Day 2

Our second day in Colonial Williamsburg started out well. We woke up to another cool morning, but it quickly warmed up to perfect temperatures. Yesterday we saw a bunch of shows and we didn't get to do many tours, so today we wanted to get inside the buildings. We first went to the home of the Randolph family. It was very austere from the outside, but on the inside it was beautiful. The wall papers alone were fascinating. From the Randolph home we went to take the tour of the Governor's Palace. That was beautiful and ornate and luxurious. I can't say enough about how beautiful the palace was.

Today we were able to really visit with the different trades people. We spoke with a cook, a cobbler, a milliner, a blacksmith, a tavern worker, a cabinet maker, a wig maker, and a copper. We found out all sorts of things. Women were blacksmiths too, wigs had to be taken in to the wig maker to be cleaned and re-styled a few times a month, a harpsichord plucks the string unlike a piano which strikes the string with a hammer, the copper makes his barrels so tight they won't leak. I could go on but Steve is insisting I'm not writing a book.

After another full day of walking around we got home and had dinner. Day five is done.