Boston June 9-12, 2010

MacKinlay and I in front of Faneuil Hall with Quincy Market in the background.

Some of the Highlights of Boston.

Huge statue of Paul Revere

The view of the Old North Church where the lanterns were hung. Two if by land, one if by sea.

We got to do a tour of Paul Revere's house on the day we did the freedom trail. I love looking at houses and seeing the old furniture and the way people lived. And Paul Revere didn't yell, "the British are coming." He probably was a little more quiet and said the redcoats or the regulars are coming. We get a lot of untrue facts by the poet Longfellow.

MacKinlay, myself and John sitting in one of the boxes that you would purchase and decorate in the old north church. You would pay about $75,000 a year to own one.

The tavern where the minuteman met before the war. This was considered a nice place to stay the night. Some of the rules included no more than 5 men to a bed, no boots allowed in bed. Glad I didn't live in the 1700's.

A statue of the minutemen in Lexington. This is where the first battle was on April 19, 1775. Just 77 of the townspeople fought there. The colonists did not even fire a shot, that is why the "shot heard around the world" is in Concord were the first colonist's fired shots.

Many famous authors lived in this house at one point or another. There was Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margret Sidney. It was just down the street from the home of Louisa May Alcott.

This was the home of Louisa May Alcott. I was so sad that we missed the last tour.

This was the barn on the property of the Alcott's where Louisa May wrote Little Women.

The North bridge where the shot was heard around the world. Nobody knew who shot first but we know that it was the beginning of the revolutionary war.

Here is a statue that honored the men in New England fighting for their land. They were not trained militia but men who worked in the fields or were merchants.

This was a boat house that MacKinlay really wanted a picture of. There was a girl standing at the dock for about 20 minutes and he really wanted a picture. Finally I shouted across the water and asked if we could take a picture. She moved, I was embarrassed and Mac got his picture. Then we saw her while we were waiting for a table at a small cafe in Concord. I was so embarrassed and my hat was a dead giveaway.