Heiser Happenings: Vacationland - Boston and the Freedom Trail

We were so excited to finally make it to Boston! We decided to walk the Freedom Trail first to get a feel for the city and all it had to offer. The red brick trail starts in Boston Commons and wanders 2.5 miles throughout the city passing 16 historic sites from around the time of the Revolutionary War.

One of the first stops was Park Street Church which had the Granary Burying Grounds behind it. Benjamin Franklin's Parents, John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and Mother Goose were all buried there. It was interesting to see the tombstones that were made in the 1600's.

The Old State House was the tallest building in Boston at the time of the Revolutionary War.

Paul Revere's House

Boston's Historic North End and the selection of humongous lobster at Union Oyster House

Not to far from Paul Revere's House was the Old North Church. In it's shadow is the statue of Paul Revere on his midnight ride after seeing two lanterns in the Church's tower. Longfellow wrote about the famous ride in a poem called Paul Revere's Ride - here's the first couple verses:

Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.

He said to his friend, "If the British march
By land or sea from the town to-night,
Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch
Of the North Church tower as a signal light,--
One if by land, and two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm."

We love to explore cities in as many ways as we can so besides walking the Freedom Trail we took a Double Decker Bus Tour of the city and a Sunset Cruise on the Charles River and Boston Harbor. Here are some of our favorite shots of the city from the Double Decker Bus: