Pamplin
First up was Pamplin - a civil war battlefield outside of Petersburg (just south of Richmond). We happened to end up getting there on the weekend of their civil war reenactment, so we got to see some incredible stuff that you don't normally see there. It was a lot of fun, and was a great start to the vacation.
This is the first time I've used my camera for anything other than christmas photos and such, so it's clear I'm still learning to use it early on, please bear with me. :)
Pamplin - Embalming
Pamplin - Embalming Sign
Pamplin - Tudor Hall Plantation House
Pamplin - Soldiers on the March
Pamplin - Soldiers on the March 2
Pamplin - Fortifications
Pamplin - Fortifications 2
Pamplin - Soldier Musician
Pamplin - Surgeon
Pamplin - Surgeon 2
Pamplin - Surgeon 3
Pamplin - Surgeon 4
Pamplin - Surgeon 5
Pamplin - Surgeon 6
Pamplin - Small Encampment
Pamplin - Small Encampment 2
Pamplin - Tent Row
Pamplin - Small Encampment 3
Williamsburg
Next we went to Colonial Williamsburg. I'm told that it's much more commercial than it used to be, but from what I can tell, everything was done very well. Things are very well organized, there's a lot to do (and a ton of well-trained people to make it more interesting), and they do as well as you could expect them to do in making things seem period, walking down main street, which is difficult when hundreds of modern-dressed tourists are wandering around.
Williamsburg - Capitol Entrance
Williamsburg - Capitol Building
Williamsburg - Capitol Guide
Williamsburg - Capitol Building Wide
York Town - Artillery
York Town 2
York Town 3
York Town 4
York Town - Herb Garden
York Town - Herb Garden 2
Williamsburg - Entrance of Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Entrance of Governor's Palace 2
Williamsburg - Dental Moldings in Dining Room of Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - British Seal Above Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Back of Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Back of Governor's Palace 2
Williamsburg - Me and Mom in the Gardens Behind the Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Funky Tree Behind Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - More Tree Funkiness
Williamsburg - Workroom of the Carriage House
Williamsburg - Explaining How Sockets Are Made
Williamsburg - Mortising for a Spoke
Williamsburg - More Mortising
Williamsburg - More Mortising 2
Williamsburg - "Necessary" Outside the Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Outside the Randolph House
Williamsburg - Roofline at the Jail ("Gaol")
Williamsburg - Outside the Jail
Williamsburg - The Magazine (Military Warehouse)
Williamsburg - Front View of the Magazine
Williamsburg - Outbuilding Behind the Magazine
Williamsburg - Guns in the Magazine
Williamsburg - Bayonets in the Magazine
Williamsburg - Pistols in the Magazine
Williamsburg - Closer Front View of the Magazine
Williamsburg - Learning to Use a Musket
Williamsburg - Learning to Use a Musket 2
Williamsburg - The Original College of William and Mary
Williamsburg - Cupola on the William and Mary Building
Williamsburg - Organ Pipes in the William and Mary Chapel
Williamsburg - Anglican Church
Williamsburg - Making a Mold at the Foundry
Williamsburg - Making a Mold at the Foundry 2
Williamsburg - Filling Sand in the Mold
Williamsburg - Mall in Front of the Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - The Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - Cupola on the Governor's Palace
Williamsburg - The Governor's Palace 2
Williamsburg - The Lion and the Unicorn (Front Gate)
Norfolk
We took a short jaunt east to the coast, the city of Norfolk. There we saw the USS Wisconsin, a battleship that was in service from World War II through the Gulf War.
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin - From the Bow
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 2 - Another from the Bow
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 3 - Wider Shot from the Bow
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 4 - Conning Tower ("Crow's Nest")
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 5 - Conning Tower
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 6 - Side of the Ship
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 7 - Looking Up the Main Turrets
Norfolk - Blue Angels Jet Above the Nauticus Museum
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 8 - Straight Shot Down the Main Deck
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 9 - Main Deck from Further Up the Bow
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 10 - And Further Still
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 11 - Conning Tower from the Other Side
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 12 - Closeup of the Main Tower
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 13 - 5" Guns
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 14 - Another Tower Shot
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 15 - Yet Another Tower Shot
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 16 - The Stern Deck
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 17 - The Stern with a Shipyard Behind
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 18 - Shot of the Shipyard (building a cruise ship?)
Norfolk - H.M.S. Bounty Reproduction
Norfolk - H.M.S. Bounty Reproduction 2
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 19 - More Shipyard
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 20 - Even More Shipyard
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 21 - 16" Guns of the Rear Turret
Norfolk - U.S.S. Wisconsin 22 - Semper Fidelis
Richmond
On the way to Washington, D.C., we took a jaunt back to Richmond to see the Edgar Allen Poe museum.
Richmond - Poe Museum - Side
Richmond - Poe Museum - Side 2
Richmond - Poe Museum - Sign
Richmond - Poe Museum - Outside Front
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens 2
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens (View Back Towards House)
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens 3
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens 4
Richmond - Poe Museum - Gardens 5
Washington, D.C.
Next was D.C. We spent the evening after coming into town walking the mall, and then took in some Smithsonian museums over the next couple of days.
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 4
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 5
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 6
Washington D.C. - The Mall - National Archives
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum - Don't Get It
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum - Still Don't Get It
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum - Still Really Don't Get It
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum - I Guess I Get This, But...
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum - ...Boy Is It Creepy
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Art Museum
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Capitol Building
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Capitol Building 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Capitol Building 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Capitol Building 4
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument from Afar
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Sculpture Museum
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 4
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 5
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 6
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 7
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 8
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 9
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 10
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 11
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 12
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 13
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 14
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian Garden 15
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Natural History?
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Natural History? 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Smithsonian 4
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Department of Agriculture
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument (Closer)
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument (Closer Still)
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Lincoln Memorial (Full Zoom :)
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Washington Monument from Base
Washington D.C. - The Mall - White House from Field
Washington D.C. - The Mall - White House (Full Zoom)
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 2
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 3
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 4
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 5
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 6
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 7
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 8
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 9
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 10
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 11
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo - Caught Shane Dancin'
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo - Caught Shane Dancin' 2 (Electric Boogaloo)
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 12
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 13
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 14
Washington D.C. - The Mall - Twilight Tattoo 15
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Old Computer
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Old Computer 2
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Old Computer 3
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - DEC PDP-8
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Xerox PARC
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Altair 8800
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - First Apple Computer
Washington D.C. - Museum of American History - Parallel Processing Unit from Deep Blue
Washington D.C. - Gateway to Chinatown
Washington D.C. - Gateway to Chinatown 2
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Sculpture Outside
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Mach 2 Jet
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Early Douglas Passenger Plane (DC-2)
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Spruce Goose
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Gossamer Condor - 70lb. Human-Powered Plane
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Amelia Earhardt's Plane
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - One of the First Planes to Go Around the World
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Extra 260, Flown by the First Woman to Win Aerobatics Championship
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Spirit of St. Louis
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Apollo/Soyeuz
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Lunar Rover
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Apollo Control Panel
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Tomahawk Missile
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Unmanned Lander
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Lunar Lander
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Inside Apollo
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Inside Apollo 2
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Inside Apollo 3
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - Research Shuttle
Washington, D.C. - Air and Space Museum - V2 Rocket
Charlottesville
The final leg of our tour was southwest of D.C., in Charlottesville. We visited Monticello (home of Thomas Jefferson), and then Ash Lawn (also known as the "Highlands", home of James Monroe).
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Front Porch
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Entrance
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Bar
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Front Room (Gaming)
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Entertaining Room
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Lady's Accomodations
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Dining Hall
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Dining Hall 2
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Back of Tavern
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - "Necessary"
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Outbuilding
Charlottesville - Mitchie Tavern - Grist Mill
Charlottesville - Montecello - Observation Platform
Charlottesville - Montecello - Front View Through the Trees (Home of Thomas Jefferson)
Charlottesville - Montecello - Vineyards and Vegetable Gardens
Charlottesville - Montecello - Looking Out the Observation Platform
Charlottesville - Montecello - Front of Montecello
Charlottesville - Montecello - Side of Montecello
Charlottesville - Montecello - Angle View of Back of Montecello
Charlottesville - Montecello - Rear of Montecello (on the Nickle)
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Garden Outside
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Rear of House (Home of James Monroe)
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Slave Quarters
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Overseer's Quarters
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Rear of House 2
Charlottesville - Ash Lawn - Massive (Old!) Tree on Property