Sunday, October 17, 2010

Boston

Wednesday 4 August
As usual, our day started with Martin and I scrambling to keep up with Allen who was dashing across busy roads and leaping over railway lines to get to Downtown Boston.











Boston was packed with history and such an exciting place to walk around.  We opted for the 2.5 mile Freedom  Trail and tried to fit everything into one day when we really needed a week.







  It was one of the hottest days on record but we managed to start our tour at the Boston Common and saw the Old State House, Paul Revere's house, Park Street Church, Paul Revere's monument and grave.




We have photographs of  the Irish Famine Memorial and the grave of the victims of the Boston Massacre.  









We walked to the Harbour and saw the USS Constitution, the Navy's oldest commissioned warship.










The Hurdy-Gurdy man outside The Old State House.












We had dinner at the Union Oyster House, America's oldest restaurant dating back to 1826.











On our way back to the Station we stopped to listen to the weekly Wednesday Night Concert.  A free open air dance for anyone and everyone.  It was buzzing with all types of people from all walks of life, young and old, singing and dancing together.   Good for the soul.

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