In October my mom and I traveled to Boston
We rented the best little condo in Chelsea
(check them out if you plan to visit the area- The Guest House at Hooper)
Our hosts, Charlie and Bill, were fantastic.
Welcoming us home each evening with some wine and snacks on their beautiful covered patio
We visited the USS Constitution- the oldest commissioned warship in the U.S. Navy
And enjoyed the fall foliage (something we don't see in South Louisiana)
We bought a 2 day pass on the Old Town Trolley,
which allowed us to tour the city, hopping on and off whenever the mood struck
which allowed us to tour the city, hopping on and off whenever the mood struck
At Quincy Market
For a Sam Adam's beer at Cheers
And some yummy clam chowder
And the Old North Church where it was "one if by land, two if by sea"
And Paul Revere's house
And the site of the Boston Massacre
To the serenity of the Boston Public Gardens
I loved the weeping willows
And across the river to Cambridge
That's John Harvard behind me, keeping a watch over Harvard Yard
After 2 days of touring the city, we rented a car and hit the road,
heading south to Cape Cod
heading south to Cape Cod
First stop, Hyannis Port
We ended the day at the very tip of the cape, in Provincetown
And enjoyed some lobster, which we decided was just a really big crawfish
The next day we headed south again, to Newport, Rhode Island
Where we found a wharf with my family name
And visited the Breakers, the Vanderbilt's summer home
Yes, that's the gate to a summer home.
My oh my how the other half lives....
And the next day we headed north
To the Fisherman's Memorial in Gloucester
And on our last day, which was Halloween, we visited Salem- home of the infamous witch trials
The city has quite the Halloween festival
Another Mother/Daughter trip for the books!