Walking the Freedom Trail

The tale of our New England trip continues! Can you believe we packed this many events and activities into one weekend? We're still recovering. So, while Evan recovers by snoozing in his swing, I will share our trip to Boston.

Sunday was the day of Seema's wedding, but it wasn't until 4 pm. So, we had the rest of the day to take in the sights in Boston, which was only about 1/2 hour away from the wedding and our hotel. So, on Sunday morning, the whole family hopped in the car and traveled to downtown Boston.

We decided that the thing to do, since we only had a very limited amount of time, was to walk the freedom trail and see all of the historic sites along its route. So, we picked up our map, stopped at the nearby McDonalds for breakfast and Audra and Tommy's required breakfast Cokes, and were on our way.

(Ian and I getting ready to walk the trail)

(Hey, Uncle Babe, can I have that free beer now?)

It was another beautiful day, and the trail was really interesting. We saw the graves of famous patriots like Paul Revere, Sam Adams, John Hancock, Ben Franklin's parents, and possibly even the grave of Mother Goose! We also saw Paul Revere's house and The Old North Church where they hung the lanterns to begin his famous ride. We saw the site of the Boston Massacre and The Old State House where they first read the Declaration of Independence. We even passed by the site of the first public school in the country which was right across the street from a hotel where they made the first Boston Cream Pie, something to interest both Ian and I, right?

(The Old State House: you can see the balcony where the Declaration of Independence was first read, and somewhere in the middle of this intersection is the site of the Boston Massacre)

(The Granary Burying Ground with many famous patriots)

(Paul Revere's house)

(the family in front of The Old North Church, we swear it's actually back there, just a little washed out in the picture)

It was a great morning! Evan had a great time watching all of the sites from his stroller until we realized that *all* of the streets in Boston are cobbled. Then he rode in his carrier to avoid being jostled by the offending stone streets. After a few hours of touring we headed back to the hotel to prepare for the final installment of this series of blog entries and the culmination of our weekend, Seema and Tim's wedding.