Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Historic Jamestowne and Yorktown)

The second and third stops, after visiting Williamsburg, Virginia, were Historic Jamestowne, Virginia, and Yorktown, Virginia. All three of the colonial towns are relatively near each other, and played very important rolls in American history.

We first saw Historic Jamestowne, where we saw the original site for the town and archaeologist still digging to uncover artifacts.

Then we took a trolley bus through Yorktown, but did not stop to see anything, because we had run out of time, and had to continue our drive to Washington D.C.

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Williamsburg)

On day three, before we went to Washington D.C., one of the places we visited was Williamsburg, Virginia. This is a very historical old town of the United States. There were so many things to see, do, and experience. But this was only one of three stops that day.

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C. (Monticello)

Our first stop on the way to Washington D.C. was at Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. We had passes for a guided tour to see all of the home and grounds, although they did not permit pictures inside the home except in the dome room. This home is pictured on the back of the United States nickel coin. Please go to the links to read more about Thomas Jefferson. It is very fascinating to learn about this very important man in America's history.

Teacher Carl travels to Washington D.C.

It was wonderful weather for our entire vacation. We drove across Tennessee on the first day. We began to enter the mountain range toward the eastern part of Tennessee. We stayed in a hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee the first night, and continued the second day by entering Virginia. The mountain and valley views got more spectacular.