Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Which witch?

Monday 2 August

Town Hall, Salem
I decided to take a trip up to Salem, where the witch trials took place in 1692. I went to the Witch History Museum, which consisted of a tour around various life-sized scenes depicting various events during the period of the hysteria. 19 people were hanged and another crushed to death for witchcraft before the governor's wife was accused - after that, the trials abruptly stopped!

I had lunch at a restaurant called Victoria Station which was on the wharf at the harbour in Salem before returning to Lynn's to find Robin still sitting by the pool...

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