PhyllistheAuthor

Living as I do inWilliamsburg, it is always refreshing to see the Historic Triangle through the eyes of a first-time visitor. This last week, my nephew Brian, visited from North Carolina.

We spent a day at Colonial Williamsburg. We visited the Governor's Palace, the Capitol, Raleigh Tavern, and a variety of other places. A highlight was seeing Thomas Jefferson. After a full day we took the ferry across the James River to Surry where we had dinner.

Jamestown was our second destination. We visited both Jamestown 1607 and Jamestowne, the orginial site of the first settlement. We had a great tour at the former and the later was torn up as the National Park Service prepares for the 400th anniversary of Jamestown. The day was steamy, but we thoroughly enjoyed our investigation of our country's earliest permanent settlement.

The third leg of the Historic Triangle is Yorktown Battlefield. This resounding defeat of the British was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War and crucial to securing American independence. We visited both the Victory Center the National Park and we walked around the charming village of Yorktown.

Brian took 275 digital photographs. Everything seemed to interest and delight him, except for the many flies that brought a picnic on the James River to a premature end. All in all, it was rewarding to introduce him to the area's historic wealth.