Adams

Did you know that John Adams was a workaholic? He would wake up before 4 and make sure he was working by 4am and then work to 10pm. Crazy!

We went to the Adams site in Quincy (pronounced Quin-z-y) and saw the birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. I still can't believe I never went there before - it seems very unlike me. It was very nice. After the visitor's center and buying tickets, a trolley takes you over to the birthplaces with a short (30 min) tour and then you take the trolley back to the main house where they lived after they had both respectively become Presidents and take about an hour tour. The tours were very nice. Our tour guide was very strict and said that the federal government was very strict about cell phones because you could take a picture with your phone, send it to someone, and then they could use that photo to steal items (who knew that is why they are so picky about cell phones?). Anyways, so if someone's cell phone goes off you are required to leave - right then - along with the rest of your tour. Thankfully, that didn't happen. But it was interesting learning about them. I really should read that book by McCollough or whatever. Going to Europe in a few days ... EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!