Plymouth - A Grand Caravan

I'm very late in reporting about Sarah's and my pre-Thanksgiving trip to Boston/Plymouth, Mass., but better late than never. Our trip there had nothing to do with Thanksgiving, but rather a free hotel stay we'd earned and one of the few weekends we had completely free to use it. This was the second trip I've made to the area, and some of you may remember the first, accompanied by the Grandparents A. and my siblings. Sarah also has gone before, so we weren't overly anxious about hitting all the classic tourist destinations, but we did make sure to stop by some of the more notable ones.

We of course hit Plymouth Rock:

The Rock Itself


Sarah was cold.


I found Armstrong ancestor John Allerton on a monument.


We were in Plymouth.

We also took a ferry through the "hah-bowar" to the U.S.S. Constitution site.

The famous boat was closed, which I pointed out to Sarah. But the ferry ride was still nice:

We also walked along the Freedom Trail, hitting notable American Revolution-age sites including the Old North Church and Paul Revere's house.

A church I first thought was the Old North Church, based on its similar appearance to one seen near the end of the Nicolas Cage epic "National Treasure."


The actual Old North Church, which still operates as a church but is open otherwise for tours. We entered it to see many things:


A man's head.


My head.


The Wardens.

I took many opportunities along our trip to re-enact scenes from the Nicolas Cage epic "National Treasure":





We also saw many things related to Paul Revere:

His house from the front.


His house from the back.


A statue of the famed Silversmith and midnight rider.

While our trip to the Plymouth waterfront also brought us upon a festival of some type, netting us free cranberry products from Ocean Spray and beverages from McDonald's, sadly, I was once again denied the opportunity to enjoy one of New England's culinary treasures:

The storied Stevie's Pizza.