Day 33: 12.08.09
Boston, Massachusetts!
Today we caught a train from Newbury station into downtown Boston. The kids were quite excited because their experiences of train travel have been quite limited. We were happy to travel the 50 or so miles by train rather than have to drive into this city. Boston is famous for its links to the birth of American Independence and there are many sites in the downtown area that were important during the American Revolution. Unfortunately, we only had time for a glimpse of some of these. However, we did stroll through Boston Common and had a great look at the Massachusetts State House. This impressive building dates from 1798 and is the capitol of Massachusetts. One place that we did visit was the site of the original Cheers bar that featured highly in the 1980’s sitcom of the same name. John posed for a snap at the bar set. After lunch we strolled down to Charles River and sighted the city of Cambridge - home to Harvard university – across the river.
By now everyone was becoming a little weary so we made our way back to the station to catch a train back to Salisbury. The boys amused themselves in the pool before a delicious risotto dinner!
Boston, Massachusetts!
Today we caught a train from Newbury station into downtown Boston. The kids were quite excited because their experiences of train travel have been quite limited. We were happy to travel the 50 or so miles by train rather than have to drive into this city. Boston is famous for its links to the birth of American Independence and there are many sites in the downtown area that were important during the American Revolution. Unfortunately, we only had time for a glimpse of some of these. However, we did stroll through Boston Common and had a great look at the Massachusetts State House. This impressive building dates from 1798 and is the capitol of Massachusetts. One place that we did visit was the site of the original Cheers bar that featured highly in the 1980’s sitcom of the same name. John posed for a snap at the bar set. After lunch we strolled down to Charles River and sighted the city of Cambridge - home to Harvard university – across the river.
By now everyone was becoming a little weary so we made our way back to the station to catch a train back to Salisbury. The boys amused themselves in the pool before a delicious risotto dinner!
1 comment:
Sounds like you are having a wonderful time and seeing heaps, we are happy kicking back here on the lake relaxing, now thats my kind of holiday!!!
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