Plimoth Plantation :: Wampanoag

I wanted to do something different in Boston this time and Randy took me to Plimoth Plantation on Saturday — it was an opening day from a long winter break, too.

The museum is a recreation of how the native Wampanoag people and the Colonial English community lived together in the 1600s after they came to the land with the Mayflower. I never really knew a lot about the history behind the country so it was very interesting to learn, see, and talk to people! It was a very unique interesting museum experience I’ve ever had.

There are 2 parts in this museum and here are some pictures from “Wampanoag Homesite

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On the Road

Here are some pictures from the road from NYC to Boston. It was so beautiful throughout the weekend!

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There are so many white trees – never seen that in California.

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Sleepy Maia

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Blue Bottle Fix

We ordered 2 more bags of Blue Bottle coffee online the other day and they came today! I didn’t realize until I moved to NY that I had been spoiled in SF not just by mild weather, but by good coffee. It is so hard to find a place with good coffee here. Especially, if you have tasted Blue Bottle coffee, it gets harder to find the equal quality coffee. Some diner here serves the worst coffee. Oh, I’m not sure if this is an east coast thing, but at some cafes, they ask you if you want milk and sugar and they actually pour milk, add sugar and mix it for you before you pay for it. I don’t think any cafes would do that in SF… at least I haven’t been to one.

We lived 1 block away from the Blue Bottle kiosk in Hayes Valley and it was getting so popular that we had to be in line for 30 minutes+ every time to get one cup of coffee so we started buying beans instead and brewing it at home. They do a drip coffee, which is the best, but the beans are the same so it still tastes great at home! Yes, we are addicted.

Randy’s favorite “Giant Steps”

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The Warmest Day

Today was the warmest day ever since I moved to NYC. It was so sunny and nice and it was in 63 degrees! I even saw a guy wearing shorts!! I had to double look and see if he was really wearing shorts. I used to see people with shorts every day in San Francisco throughout the year, but due to the extreme winter weather in NY, I haven’t seen anyone wearing shorts for 2 months so it was weird at first, but I was happy to see that. Warm day like today reminds me of San Francisco.

The picture is from Twin Peaks in San Francisco – I took the picture on my last day there. Click to see larger image.

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