On our way to Boston, we stopped in Concord, a town rich in history.

We went to see Thoreau’s house in the woods where he wrote his famous novel Walden. 

 … two months later, Thoreau embarked on a two-year experiment in simple living on July 4, 1845, when he moved to a small, self-built house on land owned by Emerson in a second-growth forest around the shores of Walden Pond. The house was in “a pretty pasture and woodlot” of 14 acres (57,000 m²) that Emerson had bought, 1,5 miles (2.4 km) from his family home. (source: Wikipedia)

Of course, our teenage children could not resist from modifying his sculpture for a little fun. Thousands of others must have done that before them.

Next we went down to Walden Pond to have our take-away lunch by the beach.

This was my first Reuben sandwich in 30 years and it was delicious. Reuben is corned beef, topped with sauerkraut, melted cheese and 1000 – Island dressing on toasted/or marbled rye.

We had gotten our take-out lunch from a restaurant on Main Street. The menu to choose from was plentiful and most decorative!

Again and again, I see so many homes which have tiger lilies growing right around the edge of the house.

From here in Concord, it is only a one-hour drive to Boston, where we will spend the weekend to walk the famous Freedom Trail.