Boston and The Freedom Trail
Wednesday, October 15, we drove back into Boston. We started the Freedom Trail at the Naval Shipyards in Charlestown.
The USS Constitution "Old Ironsides"
The Constitution museum was one of our favorite parts of the day. It was very "hands on" and designed for young school children. We spent over two and a half hours in the museum. Only the thought of how much more we had to see pushed us on.
Today we just fell in love with the city of Boston. It is so beautiful on the North End. It was hard to believe we weren't in some sort of picture book.
The Old North Church where Paul Revere's signal lanterns were hung. We were in the church with a large group of young school children. This guide, I think associated with the current Episcopal Church, held them all spellbound. We could have heard a pin drop at some points.
Although restored, this is the original organ for the church.
Although these box pews were originally for warmth, it dawned on me as an ideal situation for families with small children. They could play and eat Cheerios while trapped in a confined space.
Statue in the Paul Revere garden between the Old and "New" North Churches (both existed before the Revolution.) We visited Paul Revere's home today also. It was 90 years old when he bought it. It is the oldest house in Boston.
Faneiul Hall held town meetings, as well as market stalls on the first floor.
Quincy Market Place was built next to Faneuil Hall in the 1820s. It had over 500 market stalls for farmers and other vendors.Today it serves as a giant food court with other shops around the outside. I think this was the boys' favorite part of the day. Matthew and Tanner had pizza, Spencer ate fish and chips, and Steve and I had lobster bisque. Then everyone had fun with dessert. Afterwards, we let the kids souvenir shop outside which they found great fun.
The vaulted ceiling in the center of Quincy Market.
View of the Old Statehouse from a second floor window in Quincy Market.
By this point in the day, it was 4:30 and we had at least a 45 minute walk back to the car. Just as we were starting, a city bus going to Bunker Hill stopped in front of us. This was a delightful sight! We hopped on and took the boys for their first city bus ride.
Because of the bus, we were able to get to Bunker Hill just ten minutes before closing.
Although these box pews were originally for warmth, it dawned on me as an ideal situation for families with small children. They could play and eat Cheerios while trapped in a confined space.Statue in the Paul Revere garden between the Old and "New" North Churches (both existed before the Revolution.) We visited Paul Revere's home today also. It was 90 years old when he bought it. It is the oldest house in Boston.Faneiul Hall held town meetings, as well as market stalls on the first floor.Quincy Market Place was built next to Faneuil Hall in the 1820s. It had over 500 market stalls for farmers and other vendors.Today it serves as a giant food court with other shops around the outside. I think this was the boys' favorite part of the day. Matthew and Tanner had pizza, Spencer ate fish and chips, and Steve and I had lobster bisque. Then everyone had fun with dessert. Afterwards, we let the kids souvenir shop outside which they found great fun. The vaulted ceiling in the center of Quincy Market.View of the Old Statehouse from a second floor window in Quincy Market.By this point in the day, it was 4:30 and we had at least a 45 minute walk back to the car. Just as we were starting, a city bus going to Bunker Hill stopped in front of us. This was a delightful sight! We hopped on and took the boys for their first city bus ride.Because of the bus, we were able to get to Bunker Hill just ten minutes before closing. We just loved our day!
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