East
Coast Trip 2007:
Pictures from the Amish
Country, Gettysburg and Washington, D.C.
Click on the thumbnails
for beautiful full sized pictures!
DAY 3 – PHILADELPHIA
AND VALLEY FORGE
We began the day at the U.S. Mint, viewing literally tons of coins and
medals. CMS continued to the United States Constitution Center in historic
Philadelphia, learning about the foundation of our government. Enjoy the photos
of our kids posing with bronze versions of the signers of this important
document. A tour of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell rounded out our time
in Philadelphia. In Valley Forge we learned about General Washington’s winter
encampment and then drove to Lancaster, PA for a filling Amish-style supper.
More updates in coming days.
DAY 2
- MAYFLOWER
II & PLYMOUTH ROCK
- STEPPING
BACK TO 1627 AT THE
WAMPANOAG
VILLAGE
AND PLIMOTH
PLANTATION
“Trying to get the people at Plimoth Plantation out of their characters was
difficult. P.S. Long bus rides are boring.” – Romi
“Mingling with the Pilgrim locals was a fun experience and I learned a lot!”
– Michael
“Conversing with Miles the Pilgrim for an hour, talking about war tactics,
sharing riddles, and trying get him out of character made Parker and me really
late for the bus, but it was worth it! Miles, you rock!” – Filippo
“Watch out for little Indian girls; they can hurt you. She whipped me with a
branch and punched Skyler when asking for pictures.”
- Ty
“What I liked about Plimoth Plantation was seeing and hearing the different
perspectives of English colonists and Indians who lived there.” – Ya Mei
“I liked driving through
New York
and
Philadelphia
because of the tall skyscrapers and big cities.”
– Sonja
“The
views in the cities I’ve seen are incredibly beautiful. The buildings are
nothing like you’d see in
Carmel
, and so far
Boston
has been my favorite city. I like seeing the different ways of life of the
Indians and the colonists. Hearing them talk about their culture interested
me.” - Silvia
Day 1
- walking
Boston
’s Freedom Trail
- the
Harvard campus with former CMS students, jessica and thea
-
Lexington
and
Concord
, sites of the “shots heard round the world”
“My favorite thing was
Harvard. I liked the campus.” – Allie
“The
Bunker Hill
Monument
was awesome, and the houses in
Concord
look like they did back in Colonial time.” – Danielle
“I was so stoked to be at the
Bunker Hill
Monument
. It was totally tubular. And
Concord
was cool…the setting was great to look at.” – Jamie
“The freshman dining hall at Harvard was pretty and I liked the shopping.”
–
Jordan
“I liked the scenery of
Boston
…it’s different from
Carmel
.
Boston
’s big;
Carmel
’s small.” – Jake
“I liked
Boston
’s old brick buildings. It’s the most brick buildings I’ve seen in one
place. And the cemetery – it was awesome seeing John Hancock’s grave and
famous people we’ve been learning about.” – Jasper
“At the
Bunker Hill
Monument
, the stairs (295) were intense!” – Parker
“Overall,
Boston
is a cool town.” –
Tyler
