We went to Plymouth last week, and boy did we ever have fun! And it was definitely better than Salem! We went in the most interesting museum - it had tons of artifacts that came over on the actual Mayflower, a bible that was printed in the 1500's, and a doll from my direct ancestor Mary Chilton. She came over on the Mayflower and survived the first winter. We also went on the Mayflower II which is an exact replica of the Mayflower.
We also saw Plymouth Rock, which actually has no historical significance at all except that someone once deemed it the first rock stepped on by the Pilgrims. In fact, the Pilgrims first landed in Cape Cod and decided to try to find somewhere else that was more hospitable. It is actually more of an icon than a historical fact.
As you can see from the pictures, it was kind of a dreary day, but that kept most of the tourists away. Unfortunately, it also kept us from the Plymouth Plantation and our Ghost Walk. But our tickets are good all summer so we are going to be sure to go down again. Maybe then I can get Jake agree to fork over the $$$ for whale watching!
2 comments:
Hooray! I am so glad that you had a good time and I agree, that museum is small but fantastic! Maybe is was just the joy of seeing real artifacts instead of the wax figures from Salem!
OOO!!!! I am excited! I will add that to the list of what we will see when we go out there! So good to see pictures of you!
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