Boston-Day 1 (the first full day)

On our first full day we decided to partake in all that downtown Boston has to offer. But first we made a stop at the Sam Adams brewery.






The brewery tour was informational, plus they gave us free glasses and beer. Not too bad for a free tour. We did send some people postcards from Sam Adams.




Following this we hopped back on the T line (Boston's subway) and rode to the downtown area.

We started on the Freedom Trail walk, which is easy to do, as the sidewalks are literally painted red for people to follow. We ventured off the trail a few times, but ended up back in Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall. This is the place of places in Boston. We could have purchased anything there. But before we did too much shopping we stopped to eat at the Cheers location. Actually, we accidentally found Cheers the restaurant, as we saw Cheers the store first.


Yes, we bought some Cheers ware...





As we followed more of the Freedom Trail around town, Josh asked two Boston Police officers to pose for a picture. He now has pictures from just about everywhere we have visited.

The officers were helping to block off an area for the Mayor's Cup, which was some sort of bike race or ride around City Hall.



Boston Square Garden--this one's for you Timaree! Home of the Celtics and the Bruins. I think there was a Bruins' preseason game tonight. Not sure though.

We traveled on all sides of the Garden, as we took a Duck tour around town & into the Charles River.


So this Duck tour was literally in a WWII Duck like those that would have been used on the beaches of Normandy. Pretty amazing that this oversized mass of a machine could not only drive but also float.

Josh was able to get some fabulous skyline pictures from the river tour.

We finished off our evening on the North Side, seeing Revere's house and the Old North Church. After walking around Boston's version of Italy, we decided to partake in Italian cuisine. I had this scrumptious chicken & eggplant dish--it had some Italian name that I couldn't pronounce, but it was awesome.

Caught the subway to bring us back to our hotel, which is near U Mass. By the way, the guy driving our tour said within 40 miles of Boston, over 50 4-year colleges are available. That's a lot!

Tomorrow, on to Wayside Inn, and possibly Lexington and Concord. Weather is supposed to be rainy, so this may hamper some of our plans.