2 years ago we drove to provincetown on thanksgiving. halfway we stopped in plymouth, where the pilgrims in 1620 landed with the mayflower from europe. in this shrine lies the rock on which the pilgrims stepped to get ashore. or so they say. yes, there is indeed a rock, but according to wikipedia the rock was not mentioned in the journals that were kept by the pilgrims. the first written reference to the rock was 121 years later..... nowadays, only 1/3 of the top part of the rock is still intact.... and you are not supposed to chip off a piece as a souvenir, as happened in the past... :D
like last year, we celebrated thanksgiving with europeans only (almost!), with a real turkey from a real american oven (not mine).... (i didnt bring pumpkin pie, as i intended to, as i made that already last week and discovered its absolutely not tasty at all!)
3 comments:
Enjoy your day...
Best regards from Paris,
Pierre
Yes, a rock from 1620 is very special to touch....But it is nice to look over the sea and imagine how they reached the land long ago.
I love your blog, but you have ruined my idea of what Plymouth Rock should look like now. My ancestors landed there, so maybe I should ask them if there was really a rock :-) Thanks for doing the research. It was fun to read. But I have to tell you that GOOD pumpkin pie really is good!
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