Boston, part deux.

Thursday: We drove to Cambridge ( I don't recommend driving in Boston, FYI), and walked around the Harvard campus awhile. We mostly stuck to the oldest parts; we saw the statue of John Harvard and figured out its three lies, got Cub a Harvard shirt, and ate a little pastry at Au bon pain at Harvard Square. From there we drove to Lexington and Concord, where the first official actions of the Revolutionary War took place. Sights include Buckman Tavern, where Samuel Adams and John Hancock were staying when Paul Revere made his ride to warn them about the British, and the Old North Bridge, where the "shot heard around the world" was fired. I love early American history, so it was really cool to actually be there. We also saw the Old Manse, where Emerson lived and wrote. We stopped at Thoreau's Walden Pond on the way out--it was really peaceful. We didn't get the chance to walk around much because it was pouring rain, but I still got some good pictures. Oh, on the way to Lex/Con we saw the Boston temple. Built on a hill, like its brothers.


The statue of John Harvard. With a child, apparently.


JD class of 2013?


A quote on one of the campus buildings. Psalms, I think.


Boston Temple.


Buckman Tavern.




I can't remember the name of this house, but it was the only house that Nathaniel Hawthorne ever owned, and Louisa May Alcott (Little Women) lived here.


The Old North Bridge.


Walden Pond.




Friday: We did absolutely nothing. Seriously. Today was the last day of my mom's CPM exam, so we waited until she was done and then went to dinner and a movie. She needed to relax. :)

Saturday: Our last day in Boston we walked the Freedom Trail from Boston Common to the North End (Old North Church). It wasn't that long of a walk, about 2.5 miles winding through the city. The Trail marks all the old important places of the Revolutionary War, such as Paul Revere's house, old meeting halls, the Old North Church (of "One if by land, two if by sea" fame), and so on. We also made it over to Charlestown and checked out Bunker Hill and the Navy yard where Old Ironsides is. It was a good day of history and seeing old parts of Boston.


Massachusetts Hall.


The Old Burying Ground. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and other revolutionary leaders are buried here.


A statue of Paul Revere outside the Old North Church.


The church itself.

All in all, it was a good trip. I love the east coast and it's always a joy to go back.