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explore A Colonial Williamsburg Christmas Celebrate Yuletide — The Season of Festivals in 18th-century style. by Waynette Goodson ★ On December 25, 1762, Thomas Jefferson wrote that Christmas was a “day of greatest mirth and jollity.” Today it’s possible to experience his holiday sentiment at a special wine dinner in his honor — one of the many ways that Colonial Williamsburg brings history to life, especially at Christmas. Stroll the streets of the Revolutionary City, aglow with 4,200 candles and cressets, to the King’s Arms Tavern. Then have a seat at the table and listen as Jefferson recounts his world travels while you dine on his favorite fare, such as hearty roast 34 november 2013 usairwaysmag.com beef tenderloin paired with a Clockwise light-bodied French Côtes de from top: natural wreath, Bordeaux. chamber music, Not into costumed interpretWilliamsburg ers? Then join Gerald Charles Inn, and making a gingerbread Dickens, great-great grandson house of the Charles Dickens, at an elegant dinner banquet where he retells the classic novella A Christmas Carol. Or catch his energetic one-man performance over an English afternoon tea. Colonial culinary experiences range from Christmas Breakfast at the taverns to a Christmas Georgian Tea at the swank Williamsburg Inn to a Christmas Eve Ice Carving. The event at the Williamsburg Lodge includes a gingerbread house-making demonstration accompanied by mulled wine, hot buttered rum, and hot chocolate. http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - November 2013

Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: A Caribbean Christmas
Hub Crawl: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Wine & Dine: Mead
Wine & Dine: Smith & Wollensky
Wine & Dine: Silver Oak Winery
Style Spotlight: Holiday fashion for men and women
Great Escapes: Nova Scotia
Great Escapes: Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg
Adventure: Cyclocross
Adventure: Wandering Manhattan
Gear Up: Time, Space, and Labor Savers
Travel Feature: Madrid, Bite by Bite
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Destination 48: Phoenix
Military Colleges and Schools
University Spotlight: Auburn University
Best of Health: Miami Beach Foot and Ankle Surgery
Must Read: Running Like a Girl
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: Carolinas Freedom Foundation
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - November 2013