Berkshires, Part 2

One of the things we were looking forward to was visiting the little towns in the Berkshires. Last year we had so much fun in a little town in western NC, that we had hoped this would be the same. We were a bit disappointed. A lot of the shops weren't opening until the next week because it wasn't tourist season yet. But we did enjoy some of the architecture in Pittsfield and other towns. This skinny building was built against the railroad tracks on an angular lot. It was wider at the other end where the lot was larger.

There were a lot of churches built with spires and gables. The materials were stone and brick mostly. Even some of the courthouses had interesting buildings. We probably would have enjoyed our site seeing if it hadn't been blowing and raining part of the time. But the towns were small enough to let the boys head off together to explore, and they really enjoyed that. I enjoyed wandering around with Hubby too.

One day we visited the Rockwell Museum. Norman Rockwell is one of my favorite artists. I love the stories that he tells in his pictures. The faces express so much emotion. This room was full of his covers for Saturday Evening Post. The boys put up with visiting, but it was not their favorite part of the trip. Everyone gives and takes on a family vacation!