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| Plymouth Rock! |
Make Way for Ducklings statues in the Public Garden.
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| Sight of the Boston Massacre. |
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| John Adam's house in Quincy. |
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| The Old North Bridge |
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| One of the lanterns that warned Paul Revere & other night riders how the British were arriving. |
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| Taking in a Red Sox game at Fenway Park, the oldest in the U.S. |
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| A stairway in the Boston Public Library! |
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| The Truro lighthouse, painted by Edward Hopper. |
Over summer break, I went to Massachusetts with my husband. I have visited this state several times, but it is always nice to return! In Boston, we walked the Freedom Trail. Visitors follow a red line throughout the city to see sights that were a part of the Revolutionary War. It was so neat to see Paul Revere's house, the sight of the Boston Massacre and many other special, historical places.
We also visited the Boston Gardens. This is the setting for one of my favorite books, Make way for ducklings. There are statues of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings in one corner of the park. We enjoyed walking around Boston and admiring the beautiful architecture of one of America's oldest cities.
I did a day trip to Quincy and saw the houses of two presidents, John Adams and his son, John Quincy Adams. I share the same birthday with John Quincy Adams! I did another day trip to Lexington and Concord, places where many Revolutionary War battles took place. It was so neat to walk around these historic towns.
Finally, we spent a long weekend driving around a portion of Cape Cod. This is the part of Massachusetts that looks like an arm. We visited several small towns including: Hyannis Port, Sandwich, Chatham, Wellfleet and Provincetown, which is all the way at the tip. These towns are small and quaint along the ocean. On our way back to Boston, we stopped in Plymouth and saw Plymouth Rock. It was a great trip refreshing my memory of American history!
Architecture in Boston
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| Paul Revere's house |
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| Provincetown seashore |
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| Public Gardens with the swan boats |
