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The 2008 Holiday Season Past in Colonial Williamsburg

Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg is one of my favorite times of year, decorative wreaths made with pine boughs, fruit, pine cones and mistletoe adorn the doors. The smell of wood fires and burning leaves are in the air, couples stroll hand in hand drinking hot beverages and talking, young lovers pause beneath hanging mistletoe to steal a kiss. The summer crowds are gone and the streets are once again quiet and peaceful. Another reason why Hampton Roads is so wonderful during all seasons. See you next year!

The Governor's palace in all it's Holiday finery

December Twilight

A decorative wreath made with pine boughs and real fruit

Twilight on the Courthouse

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I just posted an artice about the new Goddard School® located in Williamsburg VA! Opening soon in New Town, right down the street from my office . If you would like to be added to their mailing list and notified when enrollment begins, please click here to access the " More Information' form on this page or give them a call.

From their website :
The Goddard School® can make a positive difference in your child's life. Our warm, loving atmosphere features a year round extended day program from 7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday. Our program is designed to enhance the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of your child from six weeks to six years of age. We also offer a summer program for children up to seven years of age

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I just posted a new upate on the Ryan Home /Burlington Woods new homes community in Williamsburg VA.

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Every year my family and I visit Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Virginia. After all, it's only a 10 minute drive for me. We usually get season passes. Busch Gardens has some amazing roller coasters, including Apollo's Chariot and the newest ride, the Griffin. It also has terrific shows and special events. The theme at the Williamsburg location is Europe (or rather The Old Country). Here you can ride the "Loch Ness Monster", hoist a tankard of beer at the Festhaus, travel through the ruins of Pompeii and even pet the Budweiser Clydesdales. It's a great place to take the whole family and definitely a "must visit" for those amusement park fans out there.

And that's one reason why I was pleased to hear that Busch Gardens would once again be offering free admission to our military families.

Anheuser-Busch InBev recently announced that it will continue its "Here's to the Heroes" program in 2009. Sponsored by Budweiser, the program was first offered in 2005 as a tribute to the service provided by our men and women in uniform and the sacrifices they and their family have to make.

The program provides a free one day admission to the service member and up to three dependents. Participants can choose from among the following parks:

• Busch Gardens, Europe - Williamsburg VA
• Busch Gardens, Africa - Tampa FL
• SeaWorld Florida - Orlando FL
• SeaWorld California - San Diego CA
• SeaWorld Texas - San Antonio TX
• Sesame Place - Langhorne PA
• Adventure Island - Tampa FL
• Water Country USA - Williamsburg VA

Participation is simple. You can either sign up on line at www.herosalute.com or just show your Department of Defense photo I.D. at the entrance of the park. The program is open to all active duty, active reserve, ready reserve or National Guardsman.

So go and enjoy a wonderful day at Busch Gardens (or any of the other great parks) on the house!

Busch Gardens also offers special rates for Virginia residents and you can also get discount coupons at their website. For more information visit www.buschgardens.com.

John Womeldorf is Mr. Williamsburg, sharing his thoughts, real estate expertise, and "all things Williamsburg" in an effort to spread the word that Williamsburg and Hampton Roads, Virginia is the greatest place on earth to live!

Anybody want a free house in Colonial Williamsburg ? Anybody want to be paid to take away a free house ?

The Billups House in Colonial Williamsburg VA pre-Second World War home on Armistead Avenue is available FREE to anyone who wants to provide a piece of land to house it.
And the developers who received City Council permission on Thursday to knock it down for a mixed commercial-residential development will pay the amount of money they're going to fork over for demolition to the proud new owners. Approximately $15,000
Since Thanksgiving two people have shown an interest in finding a new home for the 80-year-old home. But so far, no one has followed through.

If anybody is interested, call John Womeldorf 757 254 8136 or email John@MrWilliamsburg.com
The house at 203 Armistead Avenue was once the residence of Henry Billups, who rang the Wren Building bells at the College of William and Mary from the 1890s to the 1950s.
It and two commercial buildings on Prince George Street, including the former Mama Mia's Pizza and Deli, will be demolished to make way for a 10,500-square-foot development.
The new project, designed by Magoon Architects for property owners Nick Saras and Steve Manos, will incorporate the architectural style of the block of Prince George Street closer to Colonial Williamsburg. It will have seven apartments on the second floor.

The hope is to create a strong corner, and that one day, the property in between (his planned development and North Boundary Street) will be remodeled and updated, in a mode consistent with the block."

One after another, city council members lavished praise on the development in voting 5-0 to allow the project to proceed."In our own community, projects have basically stopped," said Council Member Paul Freiling. "Here we have a property owner willing to invest what I think is a large amount of money in this development.
"There aren't a lot of places and people that would be doing that right now."
No one even rose in the public comments portion of the meeting to offer a defense of the lonely white house.
But it will stand at least until mid-April. Because of its age, Billups House found itself on Williamsburg's list of historic structures, forcing the developers to appear before the Architectural Review Board as part of its rezoning application process.

In searching for a lot for this home there is one on South Boundary listed for $250,000. There maybe be others available as well. Please contact me for further information. I would think if they can move the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse we should be able to save and move this house !

This informational update provided by Mr Williamsburg.com/ John Womeldorf . A local Realtor assisting home buyers and sellers in the Hampton Roads and Williamsburg areas of Virginia.

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