I recently visited Plymouth, Massachusetts for the first time and (of course) took lots of photos. This was a few days after Christmas and there was a lovely holiday vibe going on.

We parked near the famous Plymouth Rock, the site where the Mayflower landed in 1620. Technically they first landed in Truro on Cape Cod, but then kept going and shortly thereafter docked in Plymouth, where they plundered the natives and passed on diseases which wiped out 90-95% of the local population. But YAY, Thanksgiving!

This is Massasoit — according to Wikipedia, “Massasoit prevented the failure of Plymouth Colony and the almost certain starvation that the Pilgrims faced during the earliest years of the colony’s establishment.” Massachusetts winters are no joke; no wonder the English relied on Native Americans for help. How kind of them to offer assistance given how vulnerable their own population was to diseases carried over from Europe.

It’s necessary to contemplate this perspective upon any visit to Plymouth:

As usual, I was playing paparazzi with my camera. Thanks to my parents and sister for kindly putting up with me.

We laughed endlessly about the name Gunther Tooties.

Ha… that lobster’s name is Clawdia:

Lunch at Driftwood Publick House — highly recommend. They have whole section of their menu dedicated to stuffed pretzels; my mom got one and said it was delicious. I loved the burger I ordered; it came with thick sweet potato slices.

We spent the rest of the afternoon popping into shops:

I got an afternoon coffee at Kiskadee Coffee Company. Hit the spot.

This next store is called Setting the Space and they sell terrific decor products — we spent a long time looking in here.

One last look at the monument for Plymouth Rock on our way back to the car:

We loved this day trip — thanks to Mom & Dad for planning it!