Cape Cod. July, 2013

Cape Cod is a popular resort peninsula located near Boston, in Massachusetts. It was here that the first Pilgrim settlers from England arrived and called these lands New England. That is why these places are considered the birthplace of modern America. We reached Cape Cod from Boston in 1.5 hours. You can read about our trip to Boston here 

So, the year is 1620. The first ship carrying the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, arrives off the shores of Cape Cod, and the settlers begin to establish the town of Plymouth.

And here we are, admiring the ocean, just as this Native American did about 400 years ago

Here, the daily life of the Native American people has been fully recreated, as well as the daily life of the first Pilgrim settlers 

This is what people did for entertainment before there were iPhones :))) 

After visiting the plantation, we headed to the town of Hyannis (Hyannis). That’s where we spent part of our vacation. Like most of the seaside towns of Cape Cod, Hyannis is a very cozy and clean little town, with beautiful beaches, little shops, restaurants, and charming houses 

Lighthouses and churches, and of course the ocean, with the clams used to make the popular clam chowder soup (you can find my recipe here) 

Yes, it was just about time for lunch. And here come the clams themselves. And where better than Cape Cod to enjoy the most delicious New England clam chowder? 

Or a dish with an interesting name — quahog. An ordinary clam stuffed with vegetables, seasoned with spices, and cooked in butter with breadcrumbs. And of course, my favorite dish of all — lobster 

You can drive around all of Cape Cod in just a few hours. You can take a ferry and visit the nearby island of Martha’s Vineyard, go on a whale-watching cruise, or visit the John F. Kennedy Museum, since the Kennedy family had a home on Cape Cod. You can also visit the town of Provincetown, known for its art galleries and bohemian population, much of which is made up of LGBTQ+ people.

Unfortunately, it’s impossible to fit everything into one vacation. We did manage to visit the very cozy Glass Museum in the town of Sandwich, where we watched glassblowers at work