Hey you Massholes, what's fun to do up round Salem on a summer day?

[bettyellen]

planning a weekend (looks like July) and I should have a whole free day to kick it. and i've never been north of Boston.
What should I do?

[bicentennial_baby]

1. Which weekend are you coming up?

:)

[bettyellen]

2. looks like mid or late July - good time for the beach but I know the cape is

out of the question for a day trip,,, you guys do have other beches, right? LOL. i hope so!
how are you two? did you get your kitty?

[bicentennial_baby]

3. We are magnificent!

And yes, he's exploring the house right now...Attacking plastic bags, climbing the couch, and eating up a storm. We'll be posting pics after dinner :)

And I'll be sending you a pm later on...be on the lookout :)

:loveya:

[bettyellen]

4. yeah pics, that's fabulous! i was going to say that post was useless without em! LOL!

give a big kiss to sniffa for me. looking forward to your PM.

[Breeze54]

5. Take a tour of 'The House of Seven Gables' ! Spooky!

http://www.7gables.org/

Salem's stories include the history of its name - which means "City of Peace"....



... you will discover a mysterious secret staircase where you least expect it!
Built in 1668, this is the oldest surviving 17th century wooden mansion in New England.
The House of the Seven Gables inspired author Nathaniel Hawthorne to write his legendary
novel of the same name.

[graywarrior]

6. My niece lives there. She could show you around.

[bettyellen]

14. that is so sweet of you! wow!

i will PM you closer to the date, okay?

[WilliamPitt]

7. Check out the old cemeteries

Creepy-cool.

And spend some time by or on the water.

[bettyellen]

9. i actually do love old cemeteries.

jeeze are we geeks or what?
:hi: and thanks

[WilliamPitt]

12. No sweat.

Get some butcher paper and charcoal. Some of the cemeteries let you do grave-rubbings. Really creepy-cool indeed.

[bettyellen]

15. any particular cemetery you might have in mind?

i do love creepy, always have. :shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

18. There are a few right around the town square

and they have maps to get you to the good ones, I think.

[bettyellen]

20. good i can be lazy and figure it out when i get there.

that's always nice. thanks a heap!

[hellbound-liberal]

8. Our trip to Salem was the best vacation we ever took.

We went up at Halloween (very busy, picture Disney World on a weekend day). We went to the House of Seven Gables, which was very interesting, the Salem Witch Museum, the old cemetaries, had our fortune read, and we also went to a Russian Orthodox Mass on Sunday. It was very interesting. While we were in Massachusetts, we took advantage of the opportunity and went to Walden Pond and Harvard to pick up some souvenirs for my father-in-law. It was the best vacation ever. Make the most of it!

[bettyellen]

11. Walden.. hadn;t occured to me, thanks!

[underpants]

10. Burn witches

BIG there I hear

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

21. She turned me into a newt!

I got better.

[Throwing Stones]

13. a great beach on the north shore is Plum Island

hardly ever crowded, well worth the trip.

[bettyellen]

16. hmm, that sounds nice....

will have to look into that.
tks!!

[bettyellen]

17. hmm, that sounds nice....

will have to look into that.
tks!!

[meegbear]

19. Screw Salem and come next door to Lynn ...

we're not known as "The City of Sin" for nothing.

[bettyellen]

22. oh , are you nearby? i think i'm going to look you up, fella!

long time no see. :hug:

[meegbear]

23. Yes, Lynn and Salem are right next to each other ...

PM me with your info.

[bettyellen]

24. done. thanks Meeg!