I've been really excited to write these blog posts about our trip because we really did have such a great time and I wanted to share it with everyone and while seeing pictures posted on Facebook is neat, there is something more personal about sharing the stories and experiences in a blog post. So here we go!
Our first major stop on our roadtrip was Salem, MA.
I was always fascinated by the Salem Witch Trials, so this was a place I had wanted to go for a very long time. So much history is here.
Now getting to Salem was not so straight forward. Being so close to Boston, traffic was horrendous about an hour from it. (I'm a country girl, traffic is not my favorite.) Also, we were lucky to have GPS with us because since Salem is such an old town and streets were built pretty narrow (I'm talking our side mirrors were a few inches from the parked cars on the side of the street), everything is one-way. So it got interesting, but I just took it all in and loved every minute.
I googled the best places to stay in Salem and the hotels were booked seeing as it was last minute and all (well there weren't many hotels in Salem), but there were several B&Bs. The top rated one on Trip Advisor was Morning Glory so we decided to give it a try. It was such a charming place to stay. The owner who ran it put so much work and effort into the place and you could really tell. From the Ferrero Rocher chocolates left on our table, the amazing breakfast with pancakes, berries, walnuts, & maple syrup (which were delicious), to the way the host printed us off directions when we left for the easiest way out of town (still complicated haha.) He really thought of everything to make your stay memorable. The location was great too! There were lots of places within walking distance, which is great! There was even a rooftop deck to sit on that had an amazing view. We sat up there at night during the sunsets with a few drinks and watched as the night sky came.
Salem was certainly a magical place. The waterfront town was filled with so many old New England style houses, buildings, history, and yes, even real modern day witches. Driving through the small downtown area, some people were dressed in spooky costumes and you could see people from all walks of life. Several museums were there, and by museum I mean reinactment more like a theatre show. We made that mistake thinking "The Witch Museum" was an artifact type museum.
Here are some pictures of Morning Glory.
Rooftop deck
Here is a quick video of the rooftop deck. You can see how close together the old houses are and how cool they look. Also how rooftop decks are a bit of a thing which is neat. Don't mind my camera skills, I never promised I had talent in the video department! Also love Matt's nice reaction; you can really tell I had been taking pictures all day haha!
This is the Friendship of Salem - 5 minute walk from our B&B. Tours were free I believe.
Right around the corner from our B&B was a few bars, restaurant, and ice cream shop. This was the "Pig's Eye" which was a bar/restaurant that had anything pig related decorated everywhere. It was next door to the "Witch's Brew" which was an awesome restaurant that sadly I didn't get any pics of! Cool name though and great food though.
Matt was super excited to get his chocolate ice cream cones both days at Captain Dusty's while we were there because it was conveniently located around the corner from the B&B.
Essex Street Pedestrian Mall which was loaded with gift shops, restaurants, reinactments of the witch trials, and even real witch stores to buy magic candles & spells (which I totally did because "when in Salem..")
Here is a picture of a magic pregnancy candle I bought at a witch shop called Omen. Sounds spooky! I figured it wouldn't hurt to try magic candle at this point. The witch shops were really interesting and smelled like really strong incense.
This is the Witch House. This is the only building in Salem with actual ties to the witch trials. It was the house of one of the judges, Jonathan Corwin, and we were told that he took depositions for the trial in the house. We took a tour. It was so neat to see everything. The house is from the 1600s and was considered a mansion in those days.
Copies of documents from the Witch Trials.
Fireplace in the house. There were two huge walk in fireplaces on each level.
Here is a quick video of some of the neat architecture on a side street in Salem. One of the few wide streets in Salem. I loved how the houses looked! I wish I took more pictures of it and again I apologize for my camera skills - I was too busy looking myself!
We had a pretty nice time in Salem and I would love to go back in the fall sometime because I bet its beautiful. Side note : I had the best Mexican food in Salem at a place called The Howling Wolf. If you ever go it's a must!
After 2 nights in Salem, we were back on the road! Next stop, Moncton, New Brunswick, then PEI!
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