Blog Day # 128 in a day of my life. Heat-parades-entertainment-it was the 4th of July-where it all started WILLIAMSBURG VA.

     Yesterday we arrived at 9:30 AM. thinking we would just check in at hotel- get our packet and explore. OUR ROOM WAS READY! When was the last time your room was ready at 9:30 AM.!!!

So, we checked in and moved all our stuff into the room, good thing, because it was hot! 98 degrees, no breeze, and high humidity.

Those poor folks in their uniforms and costumes. I was sweating in shorts-light shirt and loafers!

                    BUT IT WAS ALL WORTH IT-HERE IS WHY! KABOOM!




THIS IS WHAT WE SAW, SECOND ROLL RESERVED SEATS-IN FRONT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE-AND BEHIND US?    25,000 PEOPLE!

THEY MOVED OUR PICNIC SUPPER FROM OUTSIDE INTO THE CONFERENCE CENTER, ABOUT A 1/2 MILE TO THE ABOVE PICTURE. WE HAD ENTERTAINMENT FOR 1 1/2 HOURS-ALL OF IT STAGED AS IT WOULD BE 250 YEARS AGO! THERE WAS SO MUCH FOOD-WE SHARED ONE BOX AND I TOOK THE OTHER BACK TO OUR ROOM.


AT THE END OF OUR SUPPER-THEY LED US OUTSIDE-AND WE WERE ESCORTED THROUGH THE STREETS IN PARADE FASHION-BY A 25 MEMBER FIFE AND DRUM BAND. ALL 2000 OF US! THERE WE WERE , MARCHING, WAVING FLAGS, TAKING PICTURES, WINDING THROUGH THE STREETS OF OLD COLONIAL WILLIAMS BURG- WITH 25 TO 30 THOUSAND PEOPLE WONDERING WHAT THE HECK WAS GOING ON. THEY WERE ALL LINED UP ON EITHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STREETS. WE WERE GIVEN SPECIAL WRIST BRACELETS- AND WE HAD TO SHOW THEM AT THE GATE TO THE RESERVED AREA OF 2000 SEATS. WHEN YOU ENTER SOMETHING LIKE THIS- HINT-GO TO THE LEFT! EVERYONE TENDS TO GO RIGHT!

WE WENT AROUND THE BACK SIDE AND STRAIGHT TO THE SECOND ROW-ALMOST CENTER STAGE. BELOW IS OUR ESCORT-TAKEN FRO OUR SEATS-AND BEHIND THEM THE VIRGINIA SYMPHONY!


WE HAD GREAT SEATS AND NO ONE IN FRONT OF US-THAT SEAT FOR SOME REASON REMAINED EMPTY!



                                                  THE PALACE IN THE BACKGROUND




                                   THE MUSIC WAS GRAND AND THIS IS THE VERY FIRST
                                   4TH OF JULY CONCERT! WE MADE HISTORY!

 


                              THIS WAS BACK AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER.
                               A JUGGLER-MUCH AS YOU WOULD SEE 250 YRS. AGO!





COSTUMED ERA DANCING-WITH CHILDREN BROUGHT UP TO LEARN THE STEPS.

TODAY WE HEAD BACK OUT-IT WILL BE HOT-BUT I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH A COUPLE MORE PICTURES-HAVE A GREAT DAY-FOR WE CERTAINLY WILL!


    
















                                         GOD BLESS THE USA!