From July 2-12 my family went on vacation to New England! I can divide it into three parts, so I decided to post about it in three posts because I have so many pictures. :) Also we stayed at three different campsites. Our first campsite was near Boston; therefore, the first section of our trip was in Boston....of course. The first main thing we did in Boston (after taking forever to find the subway station and make it into the city) was to walk the freedom trail. All you have to do is follow the red brick trail down the middle of the sidewalk and stop along it to see some of the main historical sites there.
One of the quieter streets in Boston
The grasshopper on top of Faneuil Hall, which was one of America's first public meeting venues.
The Paul Revere house was one of the more interesting stops along the freedom trail, but we couldn't take pictures inside the house.
Old North Church, where 2 lanterns were lit to show that the British were coming by sea, not by land.
beautiful hydrangeas by the street on the way to Bunker Hill.
Looking out from one of the windows of the Bunker Hill Monument, commemorating a battle that was actually mostly fought on one of the hill's near Bunker Hill. We climbed up a LONG spiral stairway that was kind of tiny, especially when people are coming down when you're going up--294 steps!
Whale watching was definitely a huge highlight of our trip. This is the boat we rode. We had a very successful time and saw a humpback whale with her baby!
As we were driving back we got a gorgeous view of the sunset and the Boston skyline.
Along with our two days spent in the city of Boston we spent part of a day in Plymouth which was a relaxing break from the many crowds in Boston.
We went on the Mayflower II, a reproduction of the original. It was even taking on a voyage from Plymouth, England to Plymouth, Boston!
A view looking out over Plimouth Plantation, a living history museum where you could talk to people acting like they were living there in that time period.
We had enough time to finish off our first leg of the trip with some time at the aquarium. We saw a lot, and I took a lot of pictures, but the penguins were cute so that's the picture I decided to post! :) (but we also saw sea lions, jellyfish, sea dragons, sea horses, fish, sea turtles, and more!)
On July 6th we left our campsite and headed on to the next campsite and part 2 of our journey! (And yes, we were at Boston on the Fourth of July, and no, we did not see fireworks :))
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