Blogs from Salem, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Which witch was switching which Swatch-watch?
Published: May 13th 2012North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
May 9th 2012
Back towards Boston again. There were a few thing planned for my leisure, but the forces of weather weren’t really on my side today. We, that is Terry and I, decided to head in to Salem. I’ve heard so much of this (in)famous place and have always been interested in the history of the Salem witch-trials. So Salem it is. The drive there wasn’t as bad this time since I now have my GPS, which is really appreciated. It helps out quite a lot and I would recommend anyone travelling in the bigger cities to invest in one. I’m usually saying that I am never lost. I always know exactly where I am. I am >>here... read more
Day 37 - Spooky Sights of Salem!
Published: October 7th 2011North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
October 6th 2011
We're going to upload this blog from yesterday now but add the pictures later or tomorrow at some point. We are in New York now but the internet here is a bit questionable, so we will write/upload today's events later too . This is what we wrote yesterday but have only just had chance to upload: Today, we woke up relatively early at around 8am, as we had planned a trip to the town of Salem. We put on some clothes and went down for breakfast before going back to the room to get ready properly. We checked online for the best/cheapest way to get to Salem, and noticed that there was a bus that went there from Haymarket station, which would be much cheaper than taking a train there. After checking bus times, we set ... read more
Salem and its infamous witches
Published: August 8th 2010North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
August 4th 2010
Whilst we were staying in Boston we took a day trip out to the infamous town of Salem. Our intention had been to take the ferry each way but when we discovered that a train ran from just down the road from our hotel, it seemed a much better idea. It even seemed that our week pass for the "T" public transport system covered the trip but on the return journey the guard told us that we should have paid - but she let us off!! The train drops you off just outside the town but it's not difficult to find your way into the centre from where the heritage trail is clearly marked by a red line to follow around. It's a nice little place full of lovely old buildings, some of which actually date ... read more
Witchcraft in Salem
Published: November 18th 2007North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
November 1st 2007
Robyn and I went to Salem today via the commuter Rail. Famous for the witch trials in 1692, the whole town has a creepy vibe to it. Interestingly, what seems like a dark page in the town’s history that it at one time wanted to forget about, now its seems as though the dark story has become a novelty item that has kept the town prosperous thanks to tourism. We went to a trial reenactment and then through a recreation of the Salem Dungeon that people were locked up and tortured. After that we walked around Salem and got a sense of the town. It is very calm and quiet today because there were big parties here yesterday for Halloween. Robyn and I stopped in the “Soup Factory” for some excellent Lobster Newburg soup and Calm ... read more
"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes"....
Published: June 24th 2007North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
June 24th 2007
“What evil spirits have you familiarity with? None. Have you made no contract with the devil? No. Why do you hurt these children? I do not hurt them. I scorn it. Who do you employ then to do it? I employ no body. What creature do you employ then? No creature. I am falsely accused “ Her defense was useless. She was hanged anyway. Along with 19 others. Her crime - she was accused of being a witch. You may scoff at this now, but in 1692 people did believe in witches and witchcraft. This is the real defense of “Sarah Good" in the Salem Witch trials. It may have been over 300 years ago, but Salem still is all about the witches trial. The story goes thus …some teenagers in the small village of ... read more
Salem: History, Witches, and more spooks real and not so real....
Published: November 24th 2006North America » United States » Massachusetts » Salem
October 14th 2006
Ian and I had been wanting to visit Salem, MA for a couple of years now and we finally planned a date to do so. We brought Casey and Jon along with us. Salem is an interesting town because in many ways it is a typical New England town, but there is so much history here that has made it famous in history books, literature and folk-lore. It was the location of the infamous witchtrials of 1692 and this claim to fame makes the town basically turn into a Halloween spectacular for the entire month of October! It is accessible from the T in Boston and there are frequent bus tours that go, but we decided to drive from as we wanted to be on our own time table. And the kids wanted to be back ... read more
