EJJ
Seattle - Richmond
- depart Seattle Delta 302 10:59 pm Wednesday, Dec 4
- arrive NYC-Kennedy 7:07 am Thursday, Dec 5
- depart NYC-Kennedy Delta 3330 9:59 am Thursday Dec 5
- arrive Richmond 11:39 am Thursday Dec 5
- Marilyn paid $290.30 for this plus the NYC-SEA flight GRXX9K
MJH (starting cash $355)
Detroit - Richmond
- Valet Connections: $97.37
- depart Detroit Delta 3897 10:17 am Thursday, Dec 5
- arrive Richmond 12:06 am Thursday Dec 5
- Marilyn paid $277.60 HUU7S5
Shuttle from Richmond to Williamsburg
- Virginia AirLink (takes about an hour)
- Commercial Van/Shuttle
- Phone: 804-372-7433
- Cost: $39 each
- confirmation: VT76WQ
Dec 5
- 4 pm hotel check-in (we will arrive by 1:30, drop luggage, go exploring or something)
- Dinner and orientation with the group
- Evening presentation by local expert
- Road Scholar Trip cost $999, we each paid our own
Dec 6
- Breakfast buffet at hotel
- English table ornamentation workshop at hotel
- walk the length of historic Duke of Gloucester St with local expert
- lunch at local restaurant
- Bruton Parish Church visit and lecture
- learn about clothing during "12 Days of Christmas" at that time
- Dinner at hotel
- Evening Civil War historian talks about Christmas normalcy at that time
Dec 7
- Breakfast buffet at hotel
- look at Yuletide across time with local expert
- visit Rockefeller home Bassett Hall
- lunch at Shields Tavern (1745)
- Wren Building on the campus of College of William and Mary for concert on pipe organ
- DeWitt-Wallace Decorative Arts Museum and Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum
- Dinner at hotel
- Evening performance in hotel by performer through the eyes of
African-American, slave and free, as they celebrate Yuletide in Virginia
Dec 8
- Breakfast buffet at hotel
- Berkeley historic river plantation (1726)
- Shirley first of the James River plantations
- Lunch in restaurant in former general store
- Afternoon and evening and dinner on our own
- Good time to see Merchant's Square, Grand Illumination, ...
Dec 9
- Breakfast buffet at hotel
- Endview Plantation (1769)
- Lee Hall Mansion (1850s)
- Lunch at hotel
- Period costumed musician plays instruments of 18th century, Christmas music
- workshop to create our own table cneterpiece
- Dinner at Colonial Williamsburg tavern
- Evening "Martha Washington" reminisces about Yuletides past
Dec 10
- Breakfast buffet at hotel
- foods, tools and techniques of colonial cooks workshop
- historical interpreter entertains with music and tales of the common folk
- wassail toast and final farewell to the group
- we spend the afternoon/evening/night at same hotel
- Best Western Williamsburg Historic District, 351 York St (#7453833300885 thru AARP $81.64 to be collected at hotel)
Dec 11
- depart Williamsburg 5:42 am
- arrive NYC Penn Station 1:35 p.m.
- ticket number 2340641597529
- train # 174
- 2 reserved coach seats
- Marilyn paid $164
- The Hotel @ Fifth Avenue (Travelocity itinerary #7453824837905)
- 17 West 32nd St phone 212-736-1600
- Marilyn paid travelocity $1377.22
- Front Desk: Christine talked to Sam at Travelocity
- We will get breakfast voucher
- We must pay $19.60 per dat resort fee NOT current $32
Dec 12
- 2:00 Phantom of the Opera, Majestic Theater, 245 W. 44th St
- Eleanor paid total of $245.64
Dec 13
- 4:30 pm, be there by 3:30 pm Rockettes @ Radio City Music Hall
- Marilyn paid total of $205 for the two tickets
Dec 14
- 9:30 am @ St. Pauls chapel on Broadway near World Trade
- Marilyn paid total of $218.
- The Ride 5:45 pm - 7:00 pm -- Marilyn paid total of $138
- Dinner with Dennis
Dec 15
- 3:00 Dear Evan Hanson @ Music Box Theater, 239 W 45th St
- Marilyn paid total of $273.24
Dec 16
- EJJ depart NYC_Kennedy 7:00 a.m. arrive Seattle 10:30 am Delta 183
- MJH depart Newark 9:40 am arrive Detroit 11:56 am
THINGS TO CONSIDER
- Hop On Hop Off ticket -- cheaper online ahead of time
- Walk High Line
- Empire State visit? Bar on the top floor of our hotel
- Macy's, Bloomingdale, Lord and Taylor windows
- Ice Skating @ Rockefeller Center and Bryant Park (watching)
- Today Show
- Rockerfeller Plaza
- Bryant Park with Christmas vendors
- Grand Central with Holiday Fair
as of 10/6 EJJ owes MJH $1325.21 + $10 + $40.82 + $69