Saturday was our first trip to
Boston. At only an hour away, I’m sure we’ll go back. We wanted to get acquainted with the city so we took a self-guided tour of the city called the
Freedom Trail.
“The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure.”
We started at Boston Common, which is the oldest public park in the U.S. On 44 acres in the middle of downtown, it features an underground parking lot with room for more than 1,000 cars. Since we started our walk about 11:30, we didn’t get very far before it was time for lunch. We stopped in at the appropriately named Beantown Pub. We, however, did not have any beans.
Our journey took us past several famous American landmarks, including Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, and “Old Ironsides.” We ended up at the Bunker Hill monument across the Charles River in Charlestown. Tired from a long day, we walked to the closest T station and took the train back to the common.
The plan was to top off the weekend with a trip to the beach, but we were exhausted on Sunday! So we just did our usual weekend stuff and went to the grocery, browsed the mall, and went out to dinner. We capped off the day with a drive to Portsmouth, and it has such a cool downtown area. I’m really excited to explore Portsmouth.
Saturday was our first trip to 
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