Boston Freedom Trail

Throughout the city of Boston is a red brick line (sorry it's not yellow for those Oz fans) that happy tourists like ourselves can follow and see many, many historical sites.  This line is called the Freedom Trail.  In honor of our freedom, let's walk it together....or not....you choose....it's called freedom!

A stately gentleman in front of a state house.

The Massachusetts State House to be exact.

One of the oldest burial grounds, not in the world....but in the new world.

Is it strange visiting a cemetery without a relative buried there or without a seance kit?

Can I get your John Hancock on these?  Yes, folks, that's where John Hancock is buried.

PAUL REVERE (with the sound of a horse galloping in the background)!!!!

Old City Hall, home to the city council from 1865-1969.

Follow the yellow brick road....wait a second...

The location of the Boston Massacre.

The Old State House, where British soldiers (without orders) fired upon the crowd killing 5 people.  Later labeled as the Boston Massacre.

Boston Custom House Tower, the first real skyscraper on the Boston skyline.

cop-a-squat: to have a seat (according to Urban Dictionary)

Another preeettttty view.

Not too exciting, but we did pass Paul Revere's house on the trail.

Little Italy.  Pasta? Canoli? My favorite place.

That's Fred and Albert below dearest Paul Revere.  Yes, I named them.

Old North Church, where Paul Revere's midnight ride led to the signal from this church "One if by land, and two if by sea" which more properly means "The flippin' Redcoats are coming!!!!!"

Boston.

294, that's how many steps it took to get to the top of the Bunker Hill memorial.  You would think that a person who completed (no, dominated) the Inca Trail would take this as just a small challenge.  By the time I got back down, my calves were cramping so badly that I was screaming for bananas (fact: potassium prevents muscle cramping).

The best view of Boston.

The Haw-bah (translation: harbor)

We are glistening from the beauty of the view....not the stairs we had to take to get there.

Back down the swirling staircase.

Although the British won the Battle of Bunker Hill due to the defender's loss of ammunition, they refrained from going forward due to their own massive loss.

And the end of the trail overlooking the city.