This morning we're back to the airport to pick up our hire car and head out of Boston. Some tricky navigation and some really rough roads to make it into the country side. It is a very pretty drive. Our first stop is at JFK's birth home, which unfortunately is not open. We see a WW2 tank to mark the home town of General Patton before having lunch in a Massachusetts institution, Woodman's, the home (and creator) of the fried clam.
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| JFK birth home |
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| Patton's tank |
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| Woodman's |
After lunch we head to Salem, for a history lesson on the Salem Witch Trials. We hear how fear, ignorance and some bored children, sent 20 innocent people to their deaths and hundreds more to jail, some for many years. A gruesome time in the history of Salem. In typical USA fashion there is a statue of Bewitched star, Elizabeth Montgomery in the town. In the evening we take a tour to hear about many other interesting stories from years ago including ghosts, though the closest thing to a ghost we saw was a skunk in the graveyard! It has been a very interesting day. The weather has turned on us and it has rained on and off all day, including our evening outside tour.
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| The Salem Witch Museum |
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| Bewitched! |
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| In the evening |
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| The city mall |
Not sure about the fried clams - chowder goes down better! Eve
ReplyDeleteThose pesky bored children! Unbelievable ramifications for the individuals accused and the town as a whole.
ReplyDeleteLove that Patton's tank salute, Daddio.
Ah-tennnnnn-shun!