This stop was surprisingly boring. We thought we would be interested in seeing all the historical stuff here, but we never got into a very academic mood. We did, however, go to Colonial Williamsburg repeatedly to get sandwiches at a place called the Cheese Shop.
There were also two interesting things I noted:
- Colonial Williamsburg is a town similar to Old Sturbridge Village, MA, where costumed actors roam the town and answer any questions you might have about the town and its history. Throughout the entire day, I did not see one female ask the actors any questions. The dozens and dozens of questions I heard were ALL asked by men. WHY IS THIS?!
- Colonial Williamsburg does not have a schoolhouse! It was cool to confirm what I learned in my History of Women’s Education class at HGSE – that the Puritans in New England were advocates of public schooling, but southerners mostly relied on private tutoring for the wealthy.
Okay, okay, so we did end up being a little academic.
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