April

We finally got around to getting a blog ... after months of procastinating, which means catching up a little bit.



We went to Boston for the Easter weekend, driving down in Brad's mom's Mustang, and staying in a place called Danvers, just outside Salem, not too far from Boston.

Our hotel had a beautiful view over the highway as you can see.



SALEM

We went into Salem the first afternoon, going around one of the tacky witch museums that talks a little bit about the history of the witch trials in Salem - started by a group of young girls who were either influenced by a voodoo preaching servant, bored, or eating some grain that had gone off (among the theories).

There is a nice little memorial garden for the men and women who were hung for witchcraft.



We also went to see the House of the Seven Gables, which surprisingly enough, has seven gables. It is the house that Nathaniel Hawthorne based his book upon.

And found the "Bunghole Liquor Store" .. that's what it was called!





BOSTON

We spent a full day in Boston, and walked the Freedom Trail, seeing Paul Revere's house, Old North Church, Boston harbour, Bunker Hill, Old Ironsides, Boston Common, Harvard ... lots to see!

Here's a few pics:

Old City Hall:

Paul Revere:

Boston Harbour:
Brad at Harvard:
Being a nice long weekend, we also had time to visit a few of the smaller fishing towns in the area, and to spend a day driving around Cape Cod.

GLOUCESTER

This is the town where the actual events that inspired the film The Perfect Storm occured. There is a small memorial along the ocean listing the names of thousands of fisherman from this town who have died while at sea.

PLYMOUTH

We stopped in Plymouth for Clam Chowder and a glimpse at the replica Mayflower and Plymouth Rock. I would put a picture of the rock in, but as our waitress put it, it is just a rock and it just sits there.

Just a few more photos from around Cape Cod and a little village called Manchester-by-the-Sea.

One of the beaches in Cape Cod (left)

Manchester-by-the-Sea (below)