Free ice cream and taverns

Today was an exciting day for two reasons.

1. Everyone knows about the refillable cider mug that you can buy in Colonial Williamsburg for ten dollars that gets you cider for a year, but today I discovered that you can get ice cream in your mug too (behind Shields Tavern 10AM-5PM)!! I got a chocolate and vanilla milkshake and my friends got root beer floats. Theoretically, I could just eat ice cream. Every day. For free.

2. My roommate Madeline introduced me to gambols at Shield’s Tavern. Imagine spending your evening at an 18th century tavern for a night of music, silly sing-a-longs, peach cider, peanuts, and entertainers making fun of your friends. Apparently, this happens every night after 9PM at Chownings Tavern. I can’t believe I never knew about it until now! Williamsburg, for all its quirks and tacky historical reenactments, makes me really really happy.

we like her because she brings the drinks

the hilarious fiddler

heaps of peanuts!