October 13, 2012 -- Norfolk, Virginia

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Ah, the last day at Colonial Williamsburg. Yes, we did go there in the morning. Yes, I regret it. It seemed fine at first, surprisingly even getting very close parking on a Saturday, but then the shuttle driver decided that way more people than certainly would be legally allowed could ride. I haven't been that cramped in a tight moving vehicle since the London Metro. The difference is that I love London and HATE Colonial Williamsburg. This brought about a pretty intense near panic attack. My apologies to the two middle-aged women who I pushed past on my way getting out the back door.

Luckily by lunch time we were off to Norfolk, Virginia. It's not quite to Virginia Beach, but close. We did get to see the Chesapeake Bay on the way and go through a wild long tunnel ride on our way there.



The reason for going is that I checked out a Virginia guidebook for the trip and spotted the Chrysler Museum of Art, which has one of the largest glass collections in the country, as well as their own hot glass facility that has daily demonstrations. Their very friendly staff greeted us upon arrival and Kent was even able to get staff coffee from the guard since the cafe was closed and the coffee machine not working (we are far from Colonial Williamsburg). After drooling over their gorgeous Tiffany collection, we quickly went through their paintings before heading over to see some glass being made across the street. They have some of the traditional items like pumpkins to make or buy, as well as many non-traditional. It was a very cool facility and I wish we could have stayed longer.



Sadly we needed to hit the road in order to make it to our hotel in West Virginia, in order to split the trip going back in half, so we weren't able to walk around the lovely Ghent historic district near the Museum and the Hague River. Next time, if for no other reason than to ride the tunnel. Very interesting clouds that evening on our drive.