Geo: 39.9522, -75.1624 Up early and went to the Independence National Historical Park. We saw the Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. After that, we went to Congress Hall where the first Congress began meeting. We later went to the Amtrak station to drop off the keys to our last car. The station is pretty nice. Stacy has determined that she is catching a cold now. It is not the same cold that I had, hopefully. The next morning we took the subway back to the National Park to see the Liberty Bell. It was pretty cool to see the bell. You can easily see the crack in the bell. Funny to find out that the bell was cast in England! After this, we walked to Washington Square to see a ... read more

Geo: 40.7528, -73.9853 We got up Monday morning and got on the bus and headed to the United Nations building for a tour. We got there early and had to sit around for our tour to start. It was a really god tour even though the general assembly room was closed for renovations. It seems that almost everything we want to see has either scaffolding around it or is closed for renovation. We did get to go into a meeting that was going on in another room and got to see Mr. Moon, the head of the United Nations. Pretty cool. Our guide said that it was rare to see him in person. We then had some lunch and took a bus down to Greenwich Village. We walked around for a couple of hours looking at ... read more

Geo: 42.3053, -73.2493 We left Boston early to get a chance to do some touring before we get to Provincetown. We stopped at Plymouth to look around. There we saw the Plymouth rock, which is where the pilgrims landed in the early 1600's. They also had a replica of the Mayflower at the docks that you could tour on. It was such a small ship. It was hard to believe that they brought 112 people plus about 30 crew members on such a small ship. No beds, no bathrooms, and the passengers were rarely allowed to go on deck. We also visited a working water wheel operated grinding mill and then went to a replica village from the pilgrim times. It was pretty nice. They had people dressed in costume and they talked the way they ... read more

Geo: 42.3585, -71.0596 Got up Thursday morning and started the second half of the freedom trail. The weather is still holding out. There is a storm system to the south of us. It keeps trying to come up the coast, but a high pressure system is holding it just to the south of us. So it is cloudy and cool(60 degrees), but not raining. The cold I caught is still bothering me. Why is it that I can go 2 years without getting sick and as soon as we go on a trip it catches me. Anyway, we walked to the Old North Church, which is where they hung the lanterns to warn Paul Revere that the British were coming. We proceeded to Copp's Hill Burying Ground, where a lot of patriots are buried. We crossed ... read more

Geo: 42.4464, -71.2237 We left Kennebunk and headed out in the rain and fog for Concord, Mass. It was so foggy, we couldn't see the Atlantic Ocean even though we were just across the street form it. We made it to Lexington and luckily it had stopped raining and the sun was trying to peek out, though it was quite windy. We toured the Hancock-Clarke house, the Buckman Tavern and the Munroe Tavern. All are important buildings in the development of the beginning of the American Revolution. We also saw the Minuteman Monument drove through parts of the Minuteman National Park. We were advised not to stop and hike around, as the rangers were kicking people out. Tomorrow we head to Boston for a 7 night stay. ... read more