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| If this man was able to ride his horse around to warn the colonists with a bell in one hand and a gun in the other, he deserves a statue ! |
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| The Commons, a fantabulous park established by the Puritans |
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| Ducks on the Duck Pond |
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| more ducks |
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| Boston's architecture hasn't strayed far from the Enlish influence |
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| Mass. state capitol,note gold leaf dome, beautiful |
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| Though it's not readily evident,my youngest grandchild is taking a snack break |
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| The King wanted to build an Anglican Church in Boston but the Puritans wouldn't allow it so he built this one in a cemetary |
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| first free school open to all |
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| oldest book store in Boston,now a Chipotle.You can see the wavy old glass still in the windows |
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| hail,hail, the gangs all here |
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| tea party organized here ,Old South Meeting House |
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| Faneuil Hall |
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| Mime in front of Sam Adam's statue |
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| Beautiful flute music from the Andes |
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| This is not a pigeon on Sam Adam's statue |
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| This mime is so good,she isn't even shivering. |
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| First Market in Boston now filled with restaurants and shops |
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| Demonstation of yankee ingenuity, you wouldn't believe the drum sounds coming out of these plastic buckets. |
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| Old restaurant that has always been under the same management |
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| oldest part od Boston |
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| more of old Boston |
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| Old Boston |
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| Boston has the best Little Italy I have ever seen! |
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| famous Italian Bakery |
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| Yummy |
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| unusual sign nearby Mike's Pastry |
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| Wow! This place is packed to the brim. Hope my son-in-law comes out with all his limbs intact. |
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| Here that brave man comes,no limbs missing and bearing luscious trasures for all. |
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| didn't realize the pastry I ordered was enough for an army |
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| contemplating her indulgence |
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| down it goes! |
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| Paul Revere"s back yard |
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| Now can I have a cupcake. |
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| Paul Revere's home |
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| St. Stephan's Church |
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| Old North Church |
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| Old North Church |
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| Old North Chuch |
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| Old North Church from where message was given to patriots that the British were going to Lexington |
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| I guess this must have been the servant's entrance to the brick front mantions. These dot the streets and are very diminuitive in size. |
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| La Famiglia where we ate the night before. The entre' could feed a whole platoon. |
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| view from Daughter and son-in-laws window in the Sheraton.Domed building on left is MIT |
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| Another view from their room |
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| Dinner at Legal Sea Food in the Prudential Mall ,meeting up with 2 of daughters classmates who are doing post doctoral studies in Boston |
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| chopino anyone? |
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| Son-in-law |
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| and another |
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| friend and husband |
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| daughter and friends |
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| the patriarch and matriarch |
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| Hard to say good by |
I'm very proud of my husband and myself for finishing most of the famed Freedom Walk in spite of inhibiting our much younger family's progress. After being highly praised for great accomplishment by our son in law,I couldn't resist exclaiming with indignation,"we're not ready for the grave yet,"even though I surely felt close to it.
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