Friday, August 23, 2013

A Tour of Salem

Hello Salem Massachusetts! 

Who wouldn't want to visit the famous witch town?

My friend and I had a really good time sightseeing, and catching up with an old GVSU friend! Here are some photos from our day adventure! 



The downtown area of Salem is filled with many witch related shops. We went into a Harry Potter wand shop, which was pretty cool! 


The Salem Witch Museum...We did not go into any of the museums, mostly because they were all too expensive and we had more fun wandered around the town.  


Statue in the middle of the road near the Salem Witch Museum. It is of Roger Conant, the founder of Salem. 


Walking on the Cobble Stones...There were many gift shops and places to eat on this road. 


The witch house, which is not really where witches lived..It is the only structure in Salem that directly links to the famous witch trials that happened in 1692. The house belonged to a judge named Jonathan Corwin. He was a judge during the trials. 



Of course there is a Samantha statue. 


Amanda walking to the Town Hall.


The front of the town hall. 



Where ever I go, I usually find one place that I absolutely love. This is it in Salem. I found this small book store fascinating and fun to photograph. 




After meeting up with Ryan (my old GVSU friend) he took us on a tour of Salem. We followed the red line around the town. 




Building next to the grave yard. 


Salem's graveyard in the middle of the city. While we were walking around, there were many ghost tours happening. It is a very popular place to see at dusk. 



A lonely hat resting on a grave. I found it pretty interesting to photograph. 


Ryan reading the gravestone. 


A replica of the Schooner Fame, the ship that was apart of the war of 1812. 






Monday, August 5, 2013

A drive to the Ocean - Maine

My drive to the Maine Coast!
I had been in New Hampshire for about a week and was ready to explore the surrounding area. On July 25th, I woke up and decided to head to the coast with my travel-photo books and camera. Since I had never been to Maine, this was the perfect time to go!
 
I crossed the New Hampshire/Maine border into York, Maine. I did not get too far north like I had planned, because I stopped at the Nubble Lighthouse and Perkins Cove in York. There was just too much to explore! :) It was a cool and cloudy day, perfect for taking photos!
 
My first stop was the light house. Below are some photos of the Nubble Light house on the Atlantic Coast in York Beach...
 
 




 
My second stop was Perkins Cove, a little north of York Beach. I wanted to see lobster boats and the small coastal town. I love pastel colors on the boats!
 Below are photos from there...




Tourists on a fishing boat









 
Summer is a very busy time for Maine's coastal towns.




 
 


 
The Atlantic Ocean