New England Day 6: Boston

Day 6:
Today we had booked a private tour around Boston through the company, Trail Blazer Tours, which is a husband wife company who are known for their story telling of Boston's great history- ( We had Martin who had the most fabulous Irish accent) drive us around the city.

 

{Acorn Street}

 

Half way through the tour we stopped at a cute bakery, Flour, for some coffee and sweets.  Once we finished the tour, we were dropped off at Warren Tavern, which is located in historic Charlestown where the locals had the exact accent as the "townies" did in the movie, "The Town".   After an easy lunch, we walked to the USS Constitution.

 

 

  

 

After exploring the ship, we decided to do our own walking tour of Boston since we had a good sense of direction after the car tour. We took an Uber to Granary Burial Ground where John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and Ben Franklin's parents as well as the 5 victims from the Boston Massacre are buried. We also walked to: Boston Common, Beacon Hill, Acorn Street, Cheers Bar, and Paul Revere Statue.

{Paul Revere's Statue}

{The Old North Episcopal Church}

 This is the church where Paul Revere light the candle to warn the colonists... 

"The British were coming!"  

 

{Granary Burial Ground}

 

{Boston Public Latin School- The first public school in America}

 

{Very interesting history}

{The Old State House}

{This circle marks the spot where the British soldiers fired on a crowd, which is believed to have started the Revolutionary War}

 

{Old South Meeting House}

 

 

{The most beautiful but interesting flowers I have ever seen}

{Pictures of beautiful homes as we walked down Newbury Street}

{Homes in Beacon Hill- the most expensive homes in Boston}

 

{My sister's friend, Morgan, who helped with so many recommendations. I was so happy to be able to meet up with her for drinks before dinner.}

That night we were going to go to Grill 23, but we received recommendations to go to a great local Italian spot, Nico, in the North End, which was delicious!!!