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.