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| Ghostly specters are supposedly still seen in historic Colonial Williamsburg. Photo Source: Colonial Williamsburg Tour and Ghost Walk web site |
The city looks and feels very authentic. American “Colonists” not only dress in period costume but wander the town in character, re-enacting scenes from life during the era and engaging tourists in 1700’s conversation! One such gentlemen approached us, eyeing our Siberian Husky, Icy, curiously “That’s a fine looking animal you have there, sir!” and proceeded to make us an offer to purchase her for 100 quid! We had some really fun banter with him, explaining that our precious FurKid was NOT for sale at any price!
Spending Halloween or Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg is certainly fun and educational, but some of it’s history can be downright scary!
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| American "Colonists" discuss & debate the issues of the day |
One of our favorite activities was a
guided candlelight Tavern Ghost Walk. A small group of us met late in the evening in front of one of the historic taverns to begin the tour.
Our guide fascinated us with bizarre ghost stories, where people
have sworn they’ve seen and heard ghosts that still haunt the old buildings. It turns out the historic Revolutionary City,
with many of it’s original buildings still in tact, has quite a haunted past!
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| Oh, Daddy, I told you not to practice witchcraft here! The Colonists do NOT like that! |
As we walked thru the
Revolutionary City by candlelight, listening to our guide recount stories of
the ghosts that supposedly still haunt the taverns and historic buildings, our dog Icy
started to become antsy. This was very
out of character for her, but we chalked it up to being in a strange place,
walking around in the darkness of night.
As our tour wound down people left the group, slowly making their way back to their hotels. After a few minutes we realized there were hardly any people left on the cobblestone streets of the Revolutionary City. It was eerily quiet and dark. Icy was becoming more and more agitated.
Suddenly, Icy started barking wildly for no apparent reason, lunging at one of the deserted historic taverns! It was so eerie, it made us a little jumpy ourselves. We quickened our steps and hightailed it back to our hotel!
When we made it back to our room we breathed a sigh of relief – Whew! That was weird. It took a few minutes for Icy to calm down, but she soon settled down on her blanket and fell fast asleep.
As our tour wound down people left the group, slowly making their way back to their hotels. After a few minutes we realized there were hardly any people left on the cobblestone streets of the Revolutionary City. It was eerily quiet and dark. Icy was becoming more and more agitated.
Suddenly, Icy started barking wildly for no apparent reason, lunging at one of the deserted historic taverns! It was so eerie, it made us a little jumpy ourselves. We quickened our steps and hightailed it back to our hotel!
When we made it back to our room we breathed a sigh of relief – Whew! That was weird. It took a few minutes for Icy to calm down, but she soon settled down on her blanket and fell fast asleep.
What made Icy act so
weird?? Was it just the cold night air
and the unfamiliar darkened streets? Or had
she sensed something else, perhaps something from the spirit world that only
she could sense? Hmmm…. I guess we’ll never
know for sure!
Not only is Colonial Williamsburg a great dog friendly vacation spot, it's also a wonderful travel destination for kids. It's fun and interesting for the whole family and the kids will learn what life was like during the American Revolution.
Not only is Colonial Williamsburg a great dog friendly vacation spot, it's also a wonderful travel destination for kids. It's fun and interesting for the whole family and the kids will learn what life was like during the American Revolution.
11 comments:
One of the things I love about the east coast is the history there. I would love to take a tour of historic places in PA. I hear that there's a battlefield where you can still hear the battle and see ghosts.
I love that about the East coast as well, So much history and apparently so many spirits! Trip Advisor has a post today on the most haunted hotels in the U.S., very cool I don't think I'd want to hear battles and see battlefield ghosts, that might be too scary for me! Thanks for stopping by & for hosting this blog hop!
What a perfectly fun spooky outing! Good for Isis for being on high alert. You have me going to my local paper to check out spooky walks around my little town.
Such a spooky story! Dogs and cats are so good at making us believe there are things around us that we can not see. This sounds like it was a really fun trip! I love these little haunted walks. We have a few of them in the Detroit area too - our local cemetary hosts one. I would love to come to New England sometime and see all of the hauntings coming to life in October.
Sounds spooky for sure! But fun too. I've never been to Colonial Williamsburg, and had no idea it was dog friendly. So cool!
Oh my! I've never been to Colonial Williamsburg however it sounds interesting. I think Icy saw a ghost for sure! Thanks for sharing your adventures. This place sounds like a great place to visit for the whole family.
That sounds like a fun adventure. I visited Colonial Williamsburg when I was a kid. I definitely wasn't out at nighttime. That would've creeped me out. We have a ghost walk in my town, but that's generally during daylight hours. I think nighttime always makes the "maybe" ordinary seem a bit scary. I always pay attention to how my pup reacts to things as well. They do know things we don't.
Oh wow I WISH I could see this place, it looks the perfect photography spot. So many characters and so much fun!!
Oh wow I WISH I could see this place, it looks the perfect photography spot. So many characters and so much fun!!
I have not visited Colonial Williamsburg since I was a kid, but I loved it then. I would have definitely been spooked by Icy's reaction that night.
I've never been to Colonial Williamsburg before, but it sounds like so much fun. My husband and I are both history buffs, so I'm sure we'd get right into this. The fact that it's dog-friendly is even better! I'll have to show him this so that we can plan to visit some day in the future.
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