Boston

Well, after an easy flight and a not so easy collection of luggage and securing a rental car, we made it to Boston yesterday in the early afternoon to start our trip. Mom's luggage was MIA at Logan and I went back at 6:30 this morning to thankfully retrieve it! The other blessing is that there is a Target around the corner from our hotel so we were able to round up some evening necessities for mom.

After breakfast this morning we headed to Lexington and Concord for a brief history lesson. The Minute Man National Historic Park is a great place to do that.

Here's Veronica hiding behind a bunker.

Here is some Queen Anne's Lace that spotted the trail.


The Freedom Trail ~ There is a red line cutting through downtown Boston and winds itself down and around Boston's historic streets. The Freedom Trail beings in Boston Common, America's first public park, and ends at the Bunker Hill Monument across the harbor. We started the trail yesterday afternoon and continued today. The State House is the "seat of government" here. My cousin Carl is a state representative and took some time today to give us an amazing tour! It is a spectacular building with a life-size painting of Lincoln (He was 6'7" tall you know) as well as a sculpture of Washington in what looks like a toga! It really is his military blanket for those who want to know the real story.

Here is Carl and mom.


After a few Sam Adams I was glad they DIDN'T know my name!! CHEERS.

Here's Veronica and her beer.


One more State House story. Maybe someone out there knows the answer and will post it in a comment! This fish is hanging in the upper part of the House and has been a part of the State House for a long time. He is known affectionately as the "sacred cod." Now there is another fish above the chandelier in the Senate. What is this fishy's name??


Back to the trail. We are now at Granery Burying Ground. John Hancock, Sam Adams, Mother Goose and other leaders of the patriot cause are buried here. I found these headstones interesting and very unusual.



Veronica found this cute donkey to rest on while I took a photo of the plaque on the sidewalk remembering the first public school.

I then saw this marker! Who said those Bostonians don't have a sense of humor.

There are many other points of interest along the trail that we enjoyed. It was an amazing walk ending at the USS Constitution. Huzzah!

On our way back we hit the garden where Robert McCluskey's famous book Make Way for Ducklings was set. If you know me, you know I have a real love for children's books and this classic is way up on my list of all time great books!


We are meeting Carl for dinner later on and then we are up bright and early for our ride up to Maine!