Travel Log Part 1: Bawwstuhn

Tara and I flew to Boston earlier this week for an east coast vacation. We are having a great time. The flight was uneventful and even Tara is now saying we can fly to Hawaii. (Those that don't know, Tara has a huge fear of flying!)

Boston has been absolutely amazing. I am in awe by the history of the place. The first afternoon/evening we were there we went out to Harvard Square, as we were staying in Cambridge on the Charles River. It is just so cool to see buildings that say: Harvard Est. 1636. We saw soooo many institutions of higher learning. Let me see if I can name them all:

1. Harvard
2. Boston University (we were right across the river from BU.)
3. M.I.T. (right down the road from where we stayed)
4. Emerson College - this was right smack downtown Boston
5. Boston College - we rode the "T" out to see BC

I am sure there were more but suffice it to say you can get a pretty good education in Boston. Much different than Green River Community College option we have in Auburn. :)

Boston is known as America's walking city and we definetly proved that! We decided against getting a car while in Boston as we heard the transit in the area could get us around anywhere. It really was true. But we also did a ton of walking to see all the differnet sights.

One thing everyone must do is walk the Freedom Trail. It takes you along many of Boston's historical sites where America's independence was born. The ideas of the American Revolution and many of the ardent supporters of creating the United States of America come from Boston. People like Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, James Otis and John Hancock. Benjamin Franklin also was born in Boston and helped create the first public school in America.



A Freedom Trail marker. The 2 plus mile "Freedom Trail" is marked with red bricks all along the way.



Paul Revere and his midnight ride warned the militiamen in Lexington and Concord that the British were advancing.




Burial grounds like this are next to nearly every old church in Boston. This one, next to the Park Street church is where Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, James Otis and the parents of Benjamin Franklin are buried. Also buried here the victims of the Boston Massacre, an event that led to the revolution.



The Massachusetts Statehouse




The original government house built by the British for the Massachusetts Bay Commonwealth. It was here where people like James Otis argued against the British policies like "No taxation without representation" to the members of the Bristich government that were stationed in Boston. It was noted near this building that it wasn't until 1976 when Queen Elizabeth II came to Boston, that a ruling British monarch had ever visited Boston.




Paul Revere statue at the the Old North Church

Old North Church

Old Ironsides - The oldest commissioned warship in the US Navy. This battleship saw action in the War of 1812.

Old South Church - built in 1646... that is old!

Tara at the entrance to the Old North End of Boston.

ummm... should we eat here...

Cheers.. where everybody knows your name...

Caleb is a huge Boston College fan, so we had to go there to take some pictures to tell him we went.




Boston College






Fenway Park



Tara and the ducks at Boston Common