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On to Mass (11/26/24)

Bob and I left Rochester. NY this morning for a 5+ hour drive to Worcester, Massachusetts. We had a mostly rainy drive but didn’t run into heavy Thanksgiving related traffic until we were pretty close to our destination. We arrived at the AC Hotel in Worcester at about 2:15 pm.

We unpacked and then headed out to explore a bit of the city and pick up dinner and restock some of our food staples.

A rainy crossing of a bridge
Looking across to another bridge along our bridge
Always nice to be welcomed

Worcester (pronounced Wooster) with a population of 208,000) is the 2nd largest city in New England. New England consists of 6 states — Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhodesia Island, and Vermont. We have also learned that Worcester is famous for these firsts —

  • The 1st reading of the Declaration of Independence
  • The 1st National Women’s Rights Convention, that Susan B. Anthony attended
  • The 1st American Nobel Prize Winner, Albert Michelson for his measurement of light
  • The classic smiley face created by Harvey Ball of State Mutual Life Assurance Company.
A holiday lamppost
Walking towards Union Station from the AC Hotel
Union Station
Looking across Worcester Commons towards City Hall
A small cemetery in the Worcester Commons
A fun mural on a downtown building
Helpful signage on the sidewalks downtown
The Hanover Theater and Conservatory
Fun public art outside the theater
Another impressive mural
A repurposed market building
A start to our 31st anniversary celebration, officially tomorrow

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