Chownings Tavern – Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia
The Way We Were
Tavern Reception Team
Bill and I have been escaping the past several days, on a brief trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia – not the first time for sure. There is always something to see and do and never enough time for any of it.
The main allure of this incredible place is the ability to experience a “living museum”
where you can see and feel the past
whilst knowing you are viewing it from the future.
O.K. I know this doesn’t make much sense but it is perfectly true.
But we had another reason to visit the area this time.
We stopped at the MAI Conference being held at the Williamsburg Lodge!
Our friend, Pete, is the organizer and MAI stands for Mid Atlantic Innkeepers, so it was a conference and trade show for Bed and Breakfast people.
Attendees are either eager Hosts and Hostesses, eagerly Aspiring hosts and hostesses, or eager Suppliers of eager hosts and hostesses.
In any case, they are all delightfully friendly energetic people enjoying courses, classes, and camaraderie dedicated to optimizing the travel experience in today’s bustling new world.
Here are photographs of our friends who were working so hard to make the conference a success.
MAI Organizer Pete Holladay
http://midatlanticinnkeepers.com
Beautiful Friends Phebe and Katherine
Bill Wondering Where We Were
Believe it or not, the Williamsburg Lodge was a stop on our bus route around the periphery of Colonial Williamsburg. We had lunch at Chownings Tavern along the way.
Bill tried the Shepherd’s Pie with Root Beer to swig it all down. And I had Brunswick Stew and hot apple cider. We were serenaded by a lovely lady in period costume who played the fiddle and then we were visited by a fellow who looked like John Adams. Then we heard a fife in the back room.
Talk about being transported back in time!
How I would love to vacation again in Colonial Williamsburg – but via a time machine back to 1734. Then I would return of course, to all my modern conveniences!
Well, a lunch hour at the Tavern in the restored Old Towne will have to do.
A Colonial Street of Homes
Wood Pile at the Ready
Virginia Views 