Maine Lobster and Dead Authors
We decided to take a little drive up to Maine, eat some fresh lobster, and see what there was to see. Turns out there's not much north of Massachusetts. First we went to Portsmouth, NH, which was a pretty cute little town. There's a bunch of cute little shops, and it definitely has that old-town New England feel. Plus, they had a kitchen store where Adam FINALLY got the grapefruit knife he has always wanted. You just can't keep a boy away from his grapefruit...
Next we headed up to Portland, Maine; where we found none other than the Polar Express! I always thought that was in like, the North Pole, or only came around on Christmas Eve or something. But, apparently, it's in Portland. Who knew? Anyway, it was just this random train that you could pay ten bucks to ride like, a quarter of a mile on, so we just walked through it to check it out. There wasn't a whole lot in the area, so after exploring for a bit we headed on down to York, Maine. 
We found a cute lighthouse and a great shore. Adam and Taylor got a kick out finding creatures and going as far out to the water as they could. 
I really enjoyed the view. It was a nice day, and the sun looked so great shining out from behind the clouds. It was just beautiful! It would be a great place to come stay for a couple weeks in the summer and just play on the beach.
For dinner we went to a local lobster place and I got...drumroll please...lobster nuggets. If you know me, then you know that lobster + batter + deep fried = perfect! Man, those things were deelicious. And now, I can officially say that I've eaten real, fresh Maine lobster in Maine. Woot woot!
Our next adventure led us to Lexington and Concord (said: conquered; I know, Massholes haven't ever heard of phonetics). We figured we should probably some of the sites that are so close to us and we've grown up learning about.
We went to Minuteman Park and the bridge that's famous for "the shot heard 'round the world." Mostly, it was just a statue and a bridge in the middle of a field. At least it was pretty though! 
After driving around the town a little bit and drooling over all the houses we wished we could have, we drove to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where they have a hill full of dead authors. Notably: Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, and Hawthorne. It sounds a little strange, but cemeteries are actually a tourist attraction around here. I guess when you live in such an old place that comes with a bunch of dead people. Some of the headstones are really cool, like the one above, but most of them look like this. 
Then we drove by Walden Pond, which was really gorgeous. I can see why someone would want to write about it. I guess in the summer people go there for canoeing and swimming, but we thought February might be a little early for that...brrr.
In Lexington, after driving around and seeing some more fields and statues, we went to the National Heritage Museum. We assumed it would be about the history and things that Lexington is famous for, but mostly it was just Masonic stuff, since the local Freemasons own the museum. It was still interesting though, even it it wasn't what we'd expected.
Next we headed up to Portland, Maine; where we found none other than the Polar Express! I always thought that was in like, the North Pole, or only came around on Christmas Eve or something. But, apparently, it's in Portland. Who knew? Anyway, it was just this random train that you could pay ten bucks to ride like, a quarter of a mile on, so we just walked through it to check it out. There wasn't a whole lot in the area, so after exploring for a bit we headed on down to York, Maine. 
We found a cute lighthouse and a great shore. Adam and Taylor got a kick out finding creatures and going as far out to the water as they could. 
I really enjoyed the view. It was a nice day, and the sun looked so great shining out from behind the clouds. It was just beautiful! It would be a great place to come stay for a couple weeks in the summer and just play on the beach.
For dinner we went to a local lobster place and I got...drumroll please...lobster nuggets. If you know me, then you know that lobster + batter + deep fried = perfect! Man, those things were deelicious. And now, I can officially say that I've eaten real, fresh Maine lobster in Maine. Woot woot!
Our next adventure led us to Lexington and Concord (said: conquered; I know, Massholes haven't ever heard of phonetics). We figured we should probably some of the sites that are so close to us and we've grown up learning about.
We went to Minuteman Park and the bridge that's famous for "the shot heard 'round the world." Mostly, it was just a statue and a bridge in the middle of a field. At least it was pretty though! 
After driving around the town a little bit and drooling over all the houses we wished we could have, we drove to the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, where they have a hill full of dead authors. Notably: Emerson, Thoreau, Alcott, and Hawthorne. It sounds a little strange, but cemeteries are actually a tourist attraction around here. I guess when you live in such an old place that comes with a bunch of dead people. Some of the headstones are really cool, like the one above, but most of them look like this. 
Then we drove by Walden Pond, which was really gorgeous. I can see why someone would want to write about it. I guess in the summer people go there for canoeing and swimming, but we thought February might be a little early for that...brrr.
In Lexington, after driving around and seeing some more fields and statues, we went to the National Heritage Museum. We assumed it would be about the history and things that Lexington is famous for, but mostly it was just Masonic stuff, since the local Freemasons own the museum. It was still interesting though, even it it wasn't what we'd expected.
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