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Fun Facts & Trivia about the Osh (the Old State House)

October 3, 2014 - 2 Comments

Sneak Peek Fridays Special

Ελπίζω να σας διασκέδασα με τις βόλτες μας στο Ενυδρείο της Βοστώνης και στο Old State House αυτήν την εβδομάδα —το δεύτερο μέρος της επίσκεψης στο παλιό κυβερνητικό κτήριο θα ανέβει τη Δευτέρα αλλά μέχρι τότε, να κάτι αστείο που παρέλειψα να μοιραστώ: για να μπούν στο Old State House, αντί για τα κλασικά εισητήρια, οι επισκέπτες παίρνουν ένα πάσο το οποίο φορούν στο λαιμό κατά την παραμονή τους στο μουσείο. Η κάρτα-πάσο προσδίδει στον καθένα έναν ιστορικό χαρακτήρα! Οι χαρακτήρες αυτοί δεν είναι φανταστικοί αλλά πραγματικά ιστορικά πρόσωπα, κάτοικοι της Βοστώνης την εποχή της Αμερικανικής Επανάστασης…

Κάπως έτσι ο Μ. βρέθηκε να είναι γειτονάκι του John Hancock, επιστήμων, γιατρός παρακαλώ, με βαθμούς και αξιώματα στο Βρετανικό στρατό ο οποίος, βέβαια, προσέβλεπε σε ακόμα περισσότερα. Οι κακές γλώσσες λένε ότι δεν δίστασε να χρησιμοποιήσει ακόμα και την ίδια του τη γυναίκα, ως διαπραγματευτικό χαρτί για την αναρρίχησή του! Τσ, τσ… τι αλήτης!!

Εγώ πάλι, δούλευα σε ταβέρνα, ερωτεύθηκα πλούσιο ευγενή ο οποίος φρόντισε για τη μόρφωσή μου, η οικογένεια του δεν με ενέκρινε, κλεφτήκαμε αλλά μ’ αυτά και μ’ αυτά μου πέθανε ο καψερός και με άφησε εύπορη χήρα! Είχα γείτονα τον Paul Revere.

Από προηγούμενες ζωές μια χαρά. για τις επόμενες δεν ξέρω!…


I hope you all enjoyed this week’s posts about the New England Aquarium and the Old State House. The second part of the tour at the Old State House will be up on Monday but until then, here’s more about the place: one of the things I forgot to share {and it’s a shame cause it’s hilarious!} is the museum’s “tickets” —each visitor gets a pass and is assigned a revolutionary character! Revolutionary Characters were actual people who lived in Boston and walked its streets on the eve of the American Revolution {you can browse over 100 Characters here}. I got a certain Ms. Agnes Frankland whom I knew nothing about until that day, and M. got a Mr. John Jeffries whom, we were equally ashamed to admit, neither of us had heard of before either! Their biographies made us chuckle…

The Old State House – Boston’s Revolutionary Museum – Revolutionary Characters

Turns out M. was an ambitious doctor who sought financial reward by climbing the ranks of the British army and rumors had it that, while seeking advancement he even offered his wife to a superior as a bargaining chip… tut-tut!!!

The Old State House – Boston’s Revolutionary Museum – Revolutionary Characters

I, on the other hand, began quite humble then fell in love… he was well-off, we eloped, he died… thus, I turned out a Lady of Leisure who carried around a gun for self-defense. Wealthy, widowed and feisty! Nice!!

The Old State House – Boston’s Revolutionary Museum – Revolutionary Characters

Have a great weekend! ~ Καλό Σαββατοκύριακο!

*images by Athina D. Pantazatou for Kicking Back the Pebbles
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  1. peacelovegreatcountrymusic says

    October 7, 2014 at 06:32

    What fun, I’m glad you got to do that!

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    • Athina says

      October 7, 2014 at 15:03

      I too thought it was really clever of the museum to make it a funny experience! 🙂

      Reply

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Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmasdecorations🎄 #intags #christmasdecorationsup #christmasdecorationshopping #christmasdecorationsareup #christmasdecorationsmakemehappy #chrismasdecorations2022
In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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To print the recipe (in Greek as well) from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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Αφού μεταλαμπαδεύσαμε τις γνώσεις μας στους αγγλόφωνους, είπα να σας γράψω και στα ελληνικά την παλαιά, την τίμια, τη χωριάτικη, την ιερή, της γιαγιάς τη συνταγή – και #μηφρικαρετεμετοσταχτονερο λέμε! 🍪🎄 #homemade #traditional #rusticrecipes #villagerecipes #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown
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Για να εκτυπώσετε συνταγή & αναλυτικές οδηγίες από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας ➡️ πατάτε την αντίστοιχη φωτογραφία (συνήθως η πιο πρόσφατη) 
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[Music: I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day (Jazz Version) – Licensed by: Epidemic Sound – Creator: Ennio Máno]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #fooddiary #xmas #christmasmood #christmasrecipe #christmasbaking #bakingseason #ourfoodstories #creativefoodphotography #seasonaleating
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I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) c I'm terribly sorry—it's time... *(Mercilessly) cue ALL the kourabiedes recipes*
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👩🏼‍🍳🍪🎄 #homemade #greekchristmascookies #kourabiedes #kourabiethes #instafood #makeyourown 
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To print the recipe from the blog: ➡️ click the link in bio kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ scroll to the bottom ➡️ click on the relevant pic (it's usually the most recent one)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork
Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothi Just a few festive touches around our place. Nothing bold, but I'm feeling adequately (and minimally) Christmas-sy! 🎄🦌🎁
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List of items: 
🔸 Rain deer from jumbo.gr
🔸 Golden wire Christmas tree from jumbo.gr 
🔸 Bottlebrush trees by House of Seasons/edelman.nl 
🔸 Christmas tree basket from Jysk
🔸 Wooden tree ornaments from Zara Home
🔸 Iron tree ornaments from Zara Home 
🔸 Nutcrackers by Inart
🔸 Small silver nutcracker by Alexandros Iliadis/A.I. Decoration
🔸 Candlesticks from IKEA 
🔸 3-wick candle by White Barn/Bath & Bodyworks from notino.gr
🔸 Silicone mariz spatulas from diafanostores.gr
🔸 Kitchen towel from Zara Home 
🔸 LED star curtain by Goobay
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Handcrafted nativity scene in a Buddha coconut husk purchased from a street fair in Budapest. 
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Music: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Licensed by: InstaShot – Creator: Rook1e
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #christmasdecorations🎄 #intags #christmasdecorationsup #christmasdecorationshopping #christmasdecorationsareup #christmasdecorationsmakemehappy #chrismasdecorations2022
In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, In an 1875 St. Nicholas Magazine* cumulative tale, an old woman bakes a gingerbread man, who leaps from her oven and runs away. The woman and her husband give chase but are unable to catch him. The gingerbread man then outruns several farm characters in repetitious scenes featuring an ever-growing cast for the tale's effect. Each time he escapes, he chants a list of those he has steered clear of and bets he can avoid the next character too: “I've run away from a little old man, a little old man and the old lady, and I can run away from you—I can!”
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It all ends with a fox catching and eating the gingerbread man, who cries as he is devoured: “I'm quarter gone! I'm half gone! I'm three-quarters gone! I'm all gone!” 🦊🍪 #homemade #gingerbreadspice #gingerbreadman #gingerbreadhouse #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadlady 
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*️⃣ St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular monthly American children's magazine founded by Scribner in 1873. Its first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until she died in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's leading writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mark Twain, Laura E. Richards, and Joel Chandler Harris. 📚 [All info from Wikipedia]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #bloggerlife #christmastime #christmasiscoming #winter #tistheseason #christmasmood #happyholidays #christmascheer #photooftheday #instagood #christmasvibes #christmassy #countdowntochristmas #holidayseason #foodie #foodiegram #fooddiary #foodnetwork

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