September 25, 2008

This morning, we woke up and took a bus ride to Salem later than usual compared to the previous times. This time, we had to be at the Bus around 9:15. We visited the cemetary that had the graves of those who were involved in the Salem Witch Trials. This visit also included an individual section that gives the names of approximately 12 people who were wrongly executed in the witch trials, as well as a list of quotes said by those whom were wrongly executed. After that we went to a nearby Museum that had various forms of art from Asian art to modern paintings. We then walked over to a deli for sandwiches, and soon after we went to one of the oldest candy stores in Salem, and I got some chocolate taffy.

Soon afterwards we took a long bus ride to this town where we spent three hours. There were many ice cream places and other shops located within the small town. After a long while, we finally got a bus to take to the theater. We watched the play called Sheer Madness. The play was mediocre in the begining and end because the events in the play were all scripted. The middle was the best part because of all the improvisation and exchanges going on between the actors and the audience. What sucked about the ending was that the majority vote of the audience decided which character was guilty in the story line. This made me wander whether the same character was picked almost half of the time, despite of the "too obvious" character almost never ends up to be the real killer in a story. The play made the day a great last day in Boston. I have seemed to notice that each event that occurs before the end of the day is what usually makes that day great.