One if by land, two if by sea
Eric came all the way out from San Francisco to visit us in Boston for Labor Day! Since he had never been to Boston before, it was time for some touring around. And some ice cream eating, and beer drinking. Dave hadn't ever done the full Freedom Trail, and I haven't done it in years and years, so the three of us spent a Sunday walking the whole thing (except for the last stop). Not only was it a nice way to show off Boston, but it turned out to be more interesting than I expected to see it all together. I've seen all the pieces several times, but never done the tour in order. I have to admit most of the history was familiar to me....not from school, but from my many readings of Johnny Tremain. At least it's historically accurate. Mostly.
I learned a lot more while I was putting all the photos up on Flickr. Most of them have at least part of the descriptions from the Freedom Trail's website, if you're curious to learn any more. And we'll take any other first time visitors out for the same trip, except we won't try walking from the USS Constitution to Inman Square again (an extra three miles!). Offer good only for first-timers, though; if you've been to Boston before you're on your own. However, the guided ice cream tour is open to all visitors.