We left for our week long trip to the New England states on Tuesday August 10th. We drove from Hanover to Pittsfield, NH and it took 9 hours. We enjoyed being welcomed by Tim and Deb Patterson, parents of our friend Scott. We had a steak dinner on Tuesday night and spent the evening talking.
Wednesday morning we woke up early and headed into Boston, Mass. for a day of sightseeing. It is about 1.5-2 hours away from where we were in NH, and we figured it was worth the drive.
Bill and I were very glad to have the chance to see the city, and we were also glad to have a 'tourguide' with us! Tim Patterson knows a lot about the history of the city, and we started at Bunker Hill.
The monument was under construction, but normally you can take stairs/elevator to the top.
Next stop - the naval ship yard. We saw a ship in 'dry dock' and also the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned sea vessel in the world.
From there, we started to (sort of) follow the Freedom Trail. The trail runs through Boston and there is a brick path or a painted red line all through the city to show where to go. Along the freedom trail are many historical buildings.
This is the State House. (my picture of it's sign didn't upload like I thought it did...)
These may be a little hard to read... this one is Samuel Adams.
Below is Paul Revere's grave.
This one is John Hanncock's grave.
One stop that Bill and I found interesting was the cemetary where several famous men are buried. It was right in the city, but it was sooooooo old.
These may be a little hard to read... this one is Samuel Adams.
Below is Paul Revere's grave.
This one is John Hanncock's grave.
Although not part of the Freedom trail, we enjoyed some time in the park called Boston Commons. Here's Bill and I on a bridge there, with the city in the background.
The TV show Cheer's is set in Boston, at the bar/restaurant with the same name.
The TV show Cheer's is set in Boston, at the bar/restaurant with the same name.
We visted two locations - the 'real' one, and a replica.
While at Cheer's for dinner, we had authentic Boston cream pie for dessert.
After dinner Tim took Bill and I to Paul Revere's house and to see the church where the historic lanterns were ('one if by land, two if by sea'). It was dark by then, so the picture didn't turn out so great...but we were still able to appreciate it!
And that, finally, is the end of our first tourist day in New England.
The next post will be about our trip to the mountains!
While at Cheer's for dinner, we had authentic Boston cream pie for dessert.
After dinner Tim took Bill and I to Paul Revere's house and to see the church where the historic lanterns were ('one if by land, two if by sea'). It was dark by then, so the picture didn't turn out so great...but we were still able to appreciate it!
And that, finally, is the end of our first tourist day in New England.
The next post will be about our trip to the mountains!
