When we finished touring Plymouth, we headed north the last few miles to Boston. In a now hilarious, not so hilarious then mistake, we ended up driving the big blue van through downtown Boston. Yikes!
The next day a lovely Nor’easter was blowing in as we bundled up to walk the Freedom Trail. I was excited to have a chance to wear my fabulous patriotic scarf ;)
We took the T into town, which was an experience in itself.
After grabbing some coffee, we started out on the Freedom Trail.
These two took the trail very literally….staying on the red brick!
Paul Revere’s grave.
The churches in Boston are just stunning. The last time Mr. OverKill and I were there we didn’t venture into any of them. We were so glad we did this time with the kids. Such rich history and beautiful design!
We also toured Paul Revere’s house.
Poor kiddos….they were freezing!
It was very interesting to me that the master bedroom was also the main entertaining area of the home. I suppose that would be good motivation for me to keep my room clean, it’s a catch all right now ;)
While the kids were checking out this statue of Paul Revere, a random guy came up to them and asked if they realized that Paul Revere didn’t ride alone that night, but he had 2 companions…etc., etc. The kids were like, “Yep.” Can’t stump these homeschoolers ;) Turns out this guy was a direct descendant of one of the other riders. They chatted for a few minutes, and it ended up being a neat encounter.
The Old North Church was just as stunning. Again, full of history! The kids enjoyed seeing the quotes from Lafayette regarding the bust of George Washington. And I just really thought it was cool that they appreciated and remembered the different figures from our nation’s history.
One of my favorite stops, not SB, but the Giant Steaming Tea Pot.
Poor freezing kids standing on the site of the Boston Massacre.
And now with normal faces ;)
I had fun taking pictures….
And of course, they had to have a picture with Samuel Adams.
Tootle Bug decided she really likes the city life, and wants to live in Boston some day. She really looked like a regular as we rode the T back to our hotel.
Him, not so much ;)