Boston, MA

Back again and this time the photos are from Boston.  We spent 2 days here and took the opportunity to see as much of the city as posssible.  Boston has a long history and Paul Revere who was a major player in the Revolutionary War lived in this house below.     This link will provide more information on this famous man whose was a Silversmith by profession.  http://paulreverehouse.org/ 

Boston offers many things to do and to see and as we always enjoy food and wine we took the opportunity to try out food in Little Italy.  The Bus Driver, Eric suggested that we check out Salem Street which we did and we were not disappointed.  We came across the restaurant in the 2 photos below and enjoyed a marvelous lunch   

Please note we are not red faced from the red wine but suffering from windburn  following our morning excursions around the city.  While walking around we happened upon a local skating rink and if you look closely you will see the beginners using plastic milk crates to help them stay on their feet.



Below is a photo of Boston's world renowned Aquarium which attracts huge crowds on a daily basis   

The whole area which makes up the docklands is very old and dates back to before the Boston Tea Party.  Boston itself is built on a huge amount of reclaimed land dating back to the time of the Great Boston Fire in 1872.  The resultant rubble left from this fire ended up becoming the land fill for this city.   

No visit to Boston would be complete without a trip to the famous Fenway Park, the home of the Red Sox.  The tour takes a couple of hours and Beverley who has no interest in the game of base ball found it a most interesting visit.  We got to sit in the green monster seats and learnt a good deal about Sox history.  

The history of the Sox and Fenway can be found at http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=bos


We found Boston to be very friendly and a great place to visit, next time we will stay longer.

Cheers
Ross and Bev