SEPTEMBER 15-17, 2006----------
We arrived in Williamburg, Virginia via Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. We agreed to babysit for .JPG)
our 16-month-old twin granddaughters, Lauren and Justine, while our son and daughter-in-law, Troy and Connie, went to a wedding in Illinois. On our trip home, we decided to go to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where we lived from 1979-1993, north to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, east through Ohio and Pennsylvania and south through Maryland and Washington DC to Williamsburg, Virginia to stay at The Fife and Drum, a B&B just steps from the College of William and Mary.
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our 16-month-old twin granddaughters, Lauren and Justine, while our son and daughter-in-law, Troy and Connie, went to a wedding in Illinois. On our trip home, we decided to go to Green Bay, Wisconsin, where we lived from 1979-1993, north to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, east through Ohio and Pennsylvania and south through Maryland and Washington DC to Williamsburg, Virginia to stay at The Fife and Drum, a B&B just steps from the College of William and Mary.------
We drove into Williamsburg after battling horrendous freeway traffic through Maryland and Washington, DC. We vowed never to take that route again. We caught the innkeeper just as he was ready to leave for the evening. Although he would have left the key for us to get in on our own, we were glad we caught him so he could give us a tour before he left. We loved the B&B, although it was a little less upscale then we anticipated. This was not a property in the Select Registry as The Inn on Oak Creek in Sedona and El Farolito in Santa Fee had been. Nonetheless, we loved it and immediately grew accustomed to our rather small room.
We were directed to The Yorktown Room. A 1770 French map and Yorktown memorabilia adorn this room. The rare prints in this room include scenes from the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown. The decor is especially appropriate when you hear
the echoes of musket fire from the nearby Historic Area. This room featured a queen size York County Highpost as well as a twin. The room also had original heart of pine floors and north and east facing dormered windows. ---------
After exploring quaint and delightful Williamsburg and taking in the museum in Jamestown, we enjoyed a lovely breakfast at The Fife and Drum before heading to Myrtle Beach and Charleston, SC on our way home.
I would recommend The Fife and Drum as the location was perfect, the price was right and the hospitality was very inviting. The innkeeper and his wife were lovely people.
