Georg's travel journal – USA 2007
#9 – a weekend in Massachusetts continues

visiting Lexington.

The little fellow in the picture at the top, were the first to welcome me. A fitting start for my visit in this historic and friendly town.

I provide you with links to location and historical facts, while I slowly walk around taking hundred or so pictures, a few of which I have included on this page.

glimpses.

Many old buildings had plaques with informations about their place in history, and those made interesting reads.
Above is one saying: “House of Jonathan Harrington who wounded on the common [April 19. 1775] dragged himself to the door and died at his wife's feet”
and another one saying: “Built 1709 [.] rendezvous of the minute men before the battle of Lexington April 19 1775”. Violent times.

Americans clearly like to build memorials over their brief history. Walking up and down the streets and walkways of this town, it is hard to miss that Lexington has a prominent place in US history.

seeking shades.

It was a very warm day, so I made full use of every shade I could find. Ron and David had also found a shady place, and I don't think they left that shade during the couple of hours my photo-tour around the central parts of Lexington lasted.

at the National Heritage museum.

Ending our visit in Lexington by spending an hour in the historic museum. Quite interesting.

Remark: one good thing about my camera is that the high resolution allows me to read what's written for each item in those exhibitions on my PC screens. Helps when my notes aren't complete and detailed enough.
I'm sorry, but I can't serve them with such a high resolution out here on the web, as each original image is around 5GB in filesize.

May 27th.