Boston Arrival

Made it to Boston! Had a slightly eventful journey where I wasn't allowed to drop my car off where I wanted and ended up getting a lift in my own car to my hotel, which when I arrived was actuallyLue lisää
Boston Museum of Fine Art

First stop was the Museum of Fine Art, they have so much stuff I kinda had to rush around the place a bit. Luckily some of it wasn't that good... to me anyways.
Some cool paintings by Monet and VanLue lisää
Boston Red Sox

Got tickets for the Red Sox game today and it was very cool to see the old school stadium. I can see why people like it.
The Red Sox won which is always a bonus and it won't mean much to most peopleLue lisää
Freedom Trail

Today was about walking the Freedom Trail through Boston's historical sites... with some Pokémon Go sprinkled in the middle.
The weather started misty but cleared for a beautiful day. The sites wereLue lisää
Pokémon Community Day

It was Geodude Community day today, so needed to do that too. They also had a meet up event in the centre of town which I went along to. Not been to one of them before, ended up with a few stickers,Lue lisää
Kayaking the Charles river

It was a very hot day today, so I decided to go on the water and enjoy the breeze.
Rented a kayak for a few hours and it was lots of fun. Saw some Geese although they just honked until I left. ThereLue lisää
Harvard

I had seen a lot of students taking graduation photos during the day, so wasn't sure about visiting, but apparently the actual event isn't until next week. So I went along to walk around the buildingsLue lisää
Whale watching

Today I went Whale watching and it was very cool. It was somewhere called Stellwagen Bank Marine Sanctuary and we saw a mother (Tornado) and her calf Humpback Whale, some Minke whale and possibly aLue lisää
General Boston-ness

Spent the rest of the day visiting a couple more places, relaxing in the park and actually planning what I'm doing for the rest of the holiday.
Visited Boston Common again and the Public Gardens.Lue lisää
Witch Hunting

Visited Salem today and went around learning about the witch trials.
There's a lot of tourist trap places here which I think I mainly avoided. Also lots of witchy shops that I don't think I'mLue lisää
House of Metal Creatures

One of the good things about travelling around America is getting to see some of the quirky things that exist. Including this garden full of dinosaurs and robots made from salvaged scrap. I lovedLue lisää
Salem Maritime Historic Site

As if witches and metal dinosaurs weren't enough, they also had a historic dockyard.
There actually wasn't much here, lots of nice old houses that were built for wealthy merchants, one reproductionLue lisää
Portland

Picked up my car today and headed to Maine!
I ordered the smallest and cheapest car I could, so I ended up with a Jeep Cherokee. Apparently "the only car we have". It's ludicrous and hilariously big,Lue lisää
Rockport

Headed on to the next lighthouse...
This one was at the end of a really long breakwater that you can walk over. The lighthouse itself wasn't that amazing, very much a house with a light on it. TheLue lisää
Acadia National Park

Today I visited Acadia National Park, the only National Park in New England.
America has some awesome National Parks and they really look after them. This one I had never heard of, but has massiveLue lisää
Hiking Acadia

Today I spent a few hours hiking, the weather wasn't as good as yesterday but it was fun being up in the cloud even if the view was not that great.
I climbed Pemetic Mountain first, it was very windyLue lisää
Franconia Notch - Flume Gorge

Drove into New Hampshire and the White Mountain National Forests.
The place was soooo pretty. Just hills, mountains, trees everywhere and some lakes and rivers dotted about.
The first place I visitedLue lisää
Artists Bluff & Cannon Mountain

I then headed to Artists Bluff which is a rocky outcrop which has awesome views and I can confirm the views were awesome. I would have stayed a while longer but unfortunately it's quite accessibleLue lisää
Stowe and Burlington

Spent the morning walking around Stowe, the village I'm staying in. It's pretty but also pretty small, probably the village bit of Stowe village. They have a classic pretty white church and they haveLue lisää
Lexington and Concord

Last minute decision today to drive all the way to Lexington and Concord to see and learn about the start of the American Revolution.
Although the sites themselves were not that amazing, it wasLue lisää
Plymouth

Visited Plymouth today... or Plimouth, or Plimoth, or Patuxet. Its had a few names it seems.
This is where the pilgrims accidentally landed and seen as Americas hometown. Got to see the Mayflower II,Lue lisää
Cape Cod

Moved to the relaxing part of the holiday in Cape Cod. How much relaxing gets done is debatable, but that's the plan.
It's really peaceful here in the Cape Cod National Seashore. I've moved into aLue lisää
Relaxing in Cape Cod

Spent a couple of days trying to relax, I did a bit, but also visited a few places as I couldn't just stay in the triangle. I was hoping the weather would be nice and I would have been happy sittingLue lisää
Pokémon Go Fest 2022

Two long days of Pokémon playing this weekend for Pokémon Go Fest 2022!
I joined a few cosplayers who were taking part in the event. There were so many people out playing and people joined and leftLue lisää
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Today I visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum which was a different take on a museum but was very cool.
She built a building and curated the place, there aren't any signs saying what theLue lisää
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