Boston with Hannah

Several have asked why Boston. My question was, why not? We wanted to go somewhere that we had never been, that had a lot of history and Boston had the cheapest plane tickets. It turned out to be a great decision!

Spending one on one time with just one daughter was a great time for us and I hope to get to do that with of the girls one day.






We stayed on the campus of Harvard University in the dorm room that John F. Kennedy shared when he was a senior there. It is decorated in JFK memorabilia and was certainly a great place to stay!

The birthplace of John Adams.

The entrance to the library of John Quincy Adams at Peacefield. Twelve thousand volumes and so beautiful, but it set my allergies off and I was sneezing like crazy.

The USS Constitution and its museum was one of Hannah's favorite stops. 

It is amazing that Bunker Hill is in the center of a Boston neighborhood. 

The oldest working clock, working pipe organ and  angel figurines in America all in the same picture in the Old North Church. It was so beautiful! 

The dog tags at the memorial to the soldiers of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was impressive.

Another moving monument was the Holocaust Memorial.

The site of the Boston Massacre was in the middle of a downtown sidewalk. So much history nestled among skyscrapers and people rushing back and forth.

Everyone has to have her picture made with Benjamin Franklin.

Make Way For Ducklings by Robert McClosky was based on the ducklings at Boston Public Gardens.

Plimouth Plantation was the most history in the original setting. There was NO sign of  modern history around and the guides were all in character completely. We spent a good deal of time talking to "William Brewster's grandson."

A book of catechisms found at Plimouth Plantation.

Pilgrim Bennies was probably my favorite dish the whole week. Bennies are english muffins covered in eggs and a combination of other things. This one was loaded with cranberries. 

Hannah was very disappointed that they wouldn't let her stand on Plymouth Rock.

This was Hannah's first flight and she was rue the clouds could hold her if she walked on them. We were both amazed by the views, especially the sunset on the way home.