Yesterday I took the train to Boston, MA to see my best friends Natasha & Shawn. Today we did a tour of the entire city. Boston has such a rich history, it was awesome to visit the places that had such a profound impact on our country. I posted A LOT of pictures below. I will try to remember what and where they all were!
Me and Tasha at the Taj Hotel
Shawn before we left playing his guitar. I love this picture!
Cool looking church on the way in the city.
Acorn Street, located in Beacon Hill. These homes were once servants quarter’s for the Boston Brahman.
Massachusetts State House
One might call this “Ass on Ass??”
Cool old headstone from the 1700’s
Grave of Sam Adams.
Granary Burying Ground, Resting place of Paul Revere, Sam Adams, John Hancock and the parents of Ben Franklin.
While walking through this graveyard I realized that without these men our country never would have taken shape.
Today’s high 25!
Stair Case in the Old State House. This is where the infamous Boston Massacre took place. In reality only five men died.
We stopped here for lunch.
Everywhere I go, there is always a little piece of home.
Old North Church, this is the very church that they shone the lantern in the tall steepal to alert Paul Revere that the Red Coats were coming. “One if by land two if by sea”
Inside Old North Church
Pew reserve for Paul Revere and family
We found a door even I was too tall for! Do they really use that door or what??
This is the Holocaust Memorial on State Street. Each of these towers represents one million Jews murdered.
The steam represents gas chambers, that so many jews walked into.
The numbers are the actual numbers assigned to prisoners upon entering the concentrations camps. The shear volume of them is overwhelming. Six million numbers are etched.
I liked this tree.
Sometimes you wanna go, where everybody knows your name!
Arlington Street Church
John Hancock Building
Boston Public Library
5 Comments
February 29, 2008 at 11:34 pm
mmmmmm I love the staircase! Beautiful!
Is she REALLY feeding a squirel!?!?!! Ahhhhh!
March 1, 2008 at 1:33 am
So much history in Boston. It’s like Philadelphia. They were the 2 major cities in America back in the 1700’s. Boston is a great place to visit (when it’s warm!). Those old tombstones are fascinating. Glad to see you survived your first big train trip. It wasn’t so bad, was it? (other than the wobbly johns).
March 1, 2008 at 11:14 am
For a one-day event, your pictures have captured much of the flavor of Boston.
March 1, 2008 at 5:42 pm
These are beautiful and made me so nostalgic, Boston is one of my favorite cities and your photos made me miss it even more. Boston has small-town charm – because it’s so different from most cities, so much history and so warm and friendly .. oh now I really must visit again!!
March 2, 2008 at 10:36 am
Jenn-Great photos (as always) Thanks for a free trip to Boston.