Boston Trip

Well I am finally getting around to writing about our Boston trip. It was a very fun trip. Especially since Liberty Mutual paid for most of it, because Jim retired from Liberty 2 years ago. We could have gone last year but it was not a good time for Jim's new job. We got to eat lots of sea food, including lobster. I love scallops, and they are the best on the coast where they are fresh. I also found 2 new foods that I love. One is goat cheese and another is Chilled Gazpacho Soup, which was a smooth vegetable soup with a little kick. We had a good time seeing the sights. This was my 3rd time to Boston and I think Jim has now been there 4 times, but the first 2 were for seminars etc. and he didn't see much of the sights


We have done the Freedom Trail before so this time we took the Harbor Cruise (which Liberty paid for) and had lobster. Boy are they messy! No wonder they give you bibs to wear.










This is the Old North Church where the 'one by land, 2 by sea...'lanterns signaled Paul Revere.


This is the USS Constitution. It is the oldest commissioned ship in Navy. You can see Bunker Hill in the background.

We also saw a couple old churches that were near the Hotel. Old South
Church which we could see from our hotel window.

This is Trinity Church. The building that it is reflected on is the John Hancock Bldg. It is really an awesome effect.



Trinity Church which was an amazing place
with gorgeous stained glass windows. I tried to take a picture of them but my camera didn't do them justice. This one on the right is called 'Storm on the Lake'. We know which one that is, don't we?

This window on the left is, (from right to left), The Day of Pentecost, The Ascension, and The Resurrection.

We stayed an extra day and went to the New England Aquarium. There were about a 10,000 kids there and it was not a very relaxing visit. But we saw some very interesting sea creatures. This one looks like a sea horse crossed with a tree branch.

How do you like the teeth on this shark? There were some very pretty fish and coral too.


It is amazing how small Nemo is. The picture is blurry because of the glass. The Jelly Fish were fascinating. Hope you all enjoy the video.



After the Aquarium we took the subway to a Commuter Rail and went to Salem. That is a cute little town with quite a history.


The witch hysteria took place in 1692 and lasted for 13 months. It all started with 2 girls, cousins, that got involved in some questionable activity (for Puritans) and rather than get into
trouble, they told a lie that a local man was going to make them witches. So, the authorities took them from town to town and had the girls point out the 'witches'. They had trials and in the end 19 people were hung. It was sad. These pictures are in a museum set up to show scenes from history.
We finished up in Salem with a visit to the 'House of Seven Gables'. Nathaniel Hawthorne never lived in this house, but he visited it when his cousin owned it. At that time it only had 3 gables, but he was inspired with its history so he wrote the book. It was an interesting home, with secret staircases, and hand painted wallpaper.









And here is my new friend that I met in Salem. we would be pen pals, but he doesn't know how to write! We then took a ferry back to Boston.










This is at the dinner on Thursday (Aug 13) where Liberty Mutual honored all the Quarter Century Club members and Retirees. There were 1,012 people there!