Day 35 - The Freedom Trail

The weather called for 69 degrees and partly sunny.   It turned out to be more like 75 and clear blue skies.   We have really had fantastic weather.  We took the truck 45 minutes to the first train station.   Bought all day passes for $11 each and took the train into Boston.   A much less stressful day than yesterday when we took the truck into those narrow streets.  And no parking problems.

We got off at the Park Station Downtown.   The beginning of the Freedom Trail.   A two and a half mile walk through Boston ending at Bunker Hill.  Four years ago Martha was in a wheelchair and today just four years later we were actually passing some folks on the walk.   She never complained just walked on.   A real testament to achieving what you set your mind to accomplish.   

The trail is marked by red bricks.   Kind of like following the yellow brick road without the Munchkin send off.

More graveyards.  A lot of very influential patriots are buried in these plots.  Samuel Adams (prior to making beer), JOHN HANCOCK,  Paul Revere, among many others.

Outside the Old North Church.

One if by land, two if by sea, there on the interior Martha will be!

The tour guides (we did not take a tour) were very informative and smartly dressed.

A statue of our old friend Ben Franklin rests in the courtyard of 'Ruth Chris Steakhouse'.

The site of the Boston Massacre.  It was carried out by British Troops and not indians, even though it appears that this guy was scalped.

In this town house the Declaration Of Independence was written and plans laid for a new nation.

Paul Revere's house

Just a great day for a walk.   A very long walk.

This is where the Declaration Of Independence was first read aloud to the public.  It is guarded by one of America's truest Patriots.

And a handsome one too!

We had lunch at the U.S.S. Constitution.  Then finally, after walking, reading, and standing for three hours, the final destination.... Bunker Hill

The monument is just like the Washington Monument it seems to me.  That's me at the bottom, no, next to the statue.

We took the train back to the truck around 4pm.  

Tomorrow it is supposed to rain all day.   We are going to have a P.J. day.   We'll stay in the trailer all day.   We will play some cards and we have several movies that we taped off of HBO ready to view. We also taped the canonization of Mother Teresa which was aired on the Religious station overnight and that was a three hour taping.  She is now Saint Teresa Of Calcutta.  That will give us plenty to watch as we sway in the wind and listen to the raindrops clap onto the metal roof of the trailer.   

Thanks for reading.