Sep 26, 2013

A shot of all of us (Ken, Sharen, Nola, Norm) in the foyer of Omni Parker House after breakfast this morning. A beautiful building!

We collected the bikes and got out of Boston pretty comfortably and headed for Cape Cod and arrived in Sandwich a picturesque little village which we tramped all over this afternoon. We are here for two nights so head off for a trip up to the end of the cape and back tomorrow.



A lovely house in Sandwich



The First Church of Christ, Sandwich



A view across to the outlet to the ocean from the boardwalk which was substantial



Uplands built in 1740, a beautiful house just down from our accommodation. Sandwich was first settled in 1670 and most of the historical houses have names on them and the year they were built and sometimes more history as well

Bits and Bobs:

I enjoyed the creativity of some of the mail boxes and here is a small selection below



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And a sign on a private garden, self-explanatory I would think.



And a peculiar sign. Is this referring to the settlement or those IN the settlement?

Last 2 night’s Accommodation:



Omni Parker House
60 School Street
Boston Massachusetts 02108

A beautiful stately building and what a lovely experience to be here. The staff is welcoming and helpful and the rooms are comfortable if small (unless you upgrade which we didn’t’). Even so the bed was deliciously comfortable and we made good use of the space we had. Have loved the experience and gobsmacked with some of the history. A snapshot only below:
John F Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier in Parkers restaurant and he also made his first public speech here
Malcolm Little (Malcolm X) was a bus boy in Parkers restaurant in the early 1940’s
Ho Chi Minh was a pastry cook in Parkers Kitchen from 1911 – 1913!