mrsfarley

My husband asked me to marry him here. It was spring, still very cold with a bit of slushy snow still on the ground. He looked for a flower, and could only come up with a dandilion. I loved it. We’ve been married 18 years.

Get the Boston Cream Pie!

Free and fun! A great small brewery with free beer tasting at the end of the tour. Friendly staff. Take the “T” Orange Line to Stonybrook station. Go to the street and go left, then follow the signs. Only about a five minute walk from the station. Check the website for days and times for tour. This is a must-do in Boston!

Great food. Easy to get around on foot or by public transit. A lot of old and new mixed together. What a great city. A lot of great sights just outside the city too: Concord, Lexington, Cape Cod, Fall River, Salem, and more. If you’re a history buff, you have to go.

I teach The Crucible every year and I have always wanted to go to Salem, but I was a little sad to see the incredible exploitation of the story of the witch trials. I know that’s a bit hypocritical since I went there for that very reason, but there were numbers of “museums” that were more like cheap carnival rides. I wish Salem would take hold of this legacy and address it with a more authentic museum. I will say that the memorial dedicated to the victims was moving, if a little neglected. And I also learned a lot about Salem, the port town. I didn’t realize that Salem had been such a rich port. I recommend the film in the National Parks’ Center “Salem: Past and Present.” Very interesting.

My husband and I had the wonderful opportunity to live in Geneva for a summer a few years after we were married. He worked on research as a student at CERN, and we traveled-usually backpacking-to places in Switzerland and France on weekends including Zermatt, Paris, Bern, Evian, Interlaken, Lausanne, and more. I also spent many days visiting small museums and other sites in the the city while he was at work. We rented a small apartment subletted to us, and we had a wonderful time. The train and bus/tram system is excellent! I love this beautiful country!