In addition to sightseeing here in Boston, we decided to go on a brewery crawl with a pub thrown in for good measure. Before your mind goes to a day long drunk fest, it took us three days to visit three breweries and a pub. It was a lot of fun, though we are "beered-out" for a while.
Democracy Brewing
Trillium Brewing
Harpoon Brewery - enjoying the UFO flight with homemade pretzels
It was exciting to take the Amtrak Acela train from DC to Boston - six and a half hours. Donna took two Dramamine but survived. Don liked the quiet smooth fast ride better than flying.
We took a Freedom Trail tour with the guide dressed in period wear. It started at the iconic Boston Common.
Granary Burying Ground is where many prominent Bostonians are buried, including John Hancock, Paul Revere, the five Boston Massacre victims and Samuel Adams. The Beantown Pub across the street is the only place where you can drink a cold Sam Adams brew while viewing a cold Sam Adams (not responsible for bad jokes told by the guide).
The Old Corner Bookstore where works by Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Tennyson, Oliver Wendell Holmes among others were published in the 1800s. It just so happens to house our favorite fast food restaurant now.
The Old South Meeting House built in 1729 was used for public meetings. Many of the crucial events that led up to the Revolution took place here. The most famous of the meetings was attended by over 5000 gathered to protest the tax on tea held on December 16, 1773.
The Old North Church steeple was used to hang two lanterns on April 18, 1775 to signal the beginning of Paul Revere's momentous ride, regarded as the spark that ignited the American Revolution.
We visited North Boston's Italian area at the suggestion of our Democracy Brewing waiter. He mentioned Beneventos for pizza and Bova's for baked goods. The pizza was excellent! We left Bova's with: Large slices of Boston cream cake and coconut cake, an eclair, a heath bar brownie, two coconut macaroons, a pistachio macaroon, and a whole loaf of cinnamon bread (Don's eyes are always bigger than his stomach!). After looking at the picture below, you will know why we bought so much.
The Boston Central Library (the old side) looks more like a church than a library. It's a classic example of Renaissance Art and Architecture. It was beautiful!!! There are nearly 24 million items housed at the library, most of them research related. Included in that number are nearly 2 million rare books and manuscripts. Wow!
There are many beautiful churches like this one in the city - Trinity Church.
We took the commuter train to West Concord and visited Don's sister Wendy and her husband Don. As usual when you're having fun catching up, the afternoon flew by. It was great to see them!
Can you pick out the live bird in these pictures? We saw both in the heart of the city.
Next stop is New York for pizza and bagels! Oh yeah, we'll do some sightseeing too!
Granary Burying Ground is where many prominent Bostonians are buried, including John Hancock, Paul Revere, the five Boston Massacre victims and Samuel Adams. The Beantown Pub across the street is the only place where you can drink a cold Sam Adams brew while viewing a cold Sam Adams (not responsible for bad jokes told by the guide).
The Old Corner Bookstore where works by Dickens, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Tennyson, Oliver Wendell Holmes among others were published in the 1800s. It just so happens to house our favorite fast food restaurant now.
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