The drive from Alexandria, Virginia was scheduled to take 2 hours and 45 minutes but due to multiple car accidents, it took a little over 4 hours.
Never a good sign when traffic is so backed up that people get out of their vehicles.
We still made it in time to walk around Colonial Williamsburg and have dinner at Aromas Restaurant.
We chose to sit outdoors at Aromas Restaurant since the weather was so beautiful. Aromas is a casual restaurant with a good vegetarian selection. John had the Shrimp and Grits which was particularly yummy. Logan ate a Portobello mushroom burger with pesto. I had the Thai Vegetable Wrap with delicious mango pieces. If you’re in Williamsburg, I highly recommend Aromas as a casual, delicious and not too expensive place to eat. The cost for the three of us was under $30 including a bottle of water and a coffee. If you want to check out the menu, click here.
Planning the rest of our visit
We had a chance to drive on the gorgeous Colonial Parkway. No dividing lines!
Blue eyed Sheep
So glad we finally made it to Williamsburg. We’ve been planning to come to the area a couple of times but have had to cancel for various reasons. Tomorrow we’re heading to Historic Jamestowne which is the first permanent English settlement in the US.
Displaced Beachbums 
I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about Jamestown. The Colonial Parkway is so beautiful and it’s hard to believe it is just minutes from Rt 60 (tourism insanity).
So glad you enjoyed it your visit.
My folks live in Williamsburg, so I’m there several times a year. My sister and her family deal with I95 each time they come to visit. Ugh!
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How fun you get to visit Williamsburg so often. It’s so pretty there. As you can imagine the drive back on a Sunday after the 4th of July weekend was CRAZY. We thought we were being smart by going on Hwy 301 which was smooth sailing until the one lane bridge. UGH. 2 hours to go 8 miles. Unfortunately, the timing on coming back was unavoidable.
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Too bad it didn’t work out to link up . . . glad you finally made it there. Are you going to Yorktown too? I loved driving the Colonial Parkway especially early with no traffic! We can’t wait to return to DC.
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Can’t wait for you and Colin to visit again!! We’ll have to explore somewhere new as well as revisit your favorites.
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