Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Monday & Tuesday In Bawwwston

Downtown Boston.The following few pictures are of cute streets and houses in Boston. It is the cutest city! I absolutely loved it.











Fauniel Hall. This was a very long building. It was packed front to back and up and down with cute food places and bakery's. PACKED WITH THEM!!


On the tour bus.








Paul Revere Monument.
They have cute little bakery's like this all over Boston. Restaurants and stores are just stuck in little spaces like this EVERYWHERE in the city.
Holocaust Memorial. There were 6 tall towers with mist coming out of the ground, representing the gas chambers and deaths of the holocaust. On the glass of each tower, there is 1 million numbers that were tattooed on the arms of the holocaust prisoners. It was very moving.

Mom, Dad, and I drove out to Harvard. This is one of the buildings for the school.
The Freedom Trail and all the stops along the way that we walked. 2.5 miles long.
The Freedom Trail we walked along. It is also know as the red line. This red brick line is 2.5 miles long and goes all over downtown Boston.

The numbers etched in the glass.

USS Constitution. Oldest floating naval ship in the world. Built in 1797. Won 33 out of 33 battles. Nicknamed Old Iron Sides.
Dad, Seth, and Bryan by the USS Constitution.
Anchors Away.
Bryan must have been on the ship too long. He went a little crazy. You gotta love this kid.
The side of USS Constitution with the cool cannons sticking out the side.

Mom, Seth, Bryan, and I in front of Bunker Hill.
My mom and I after we climbed to the top of Bunker Hill Monument. 294 stairs and it was steep!! HOT AND STEEP. We are sore the day after.
I am terrified of heights. I would not stand on this grate. That tiny light at the bottom is way way down there.
The view from one side at the top of Bunker Hill Monument.
Bryan after climbing to the top. What a trooper!!

They make fun of their accents here. They are totally proud of it. We loved this sign!!
Boston Skyline from our ocean tour on the boat.
A cool boat sailing in Boston Harbor. You would not believe how many sail boats there are out there.

The two tall towers in this picture have suspended rods coming out of them. This is one of the largest suspension bridges in America.

This was the place that George Washington took command of the US troops on July 31, 1773.
We went to Salem where the with trials were held. This was a sign on one of the houses. 1787...that is old. Some of our ancestors(Nathaniel Ashby) lived there, before they moved to Kirtland with the saints.
This was me in front of the dungeon for the people thought to be witches during the Salem Witch Trials. the picture above me was a display in the window. My mom and I laughed and laughed about it. It is so horrible and random!
The Salem Witch Trial Dungeons. It was actually a very cute and dainty little town. Very cute houses.

5 comments:

Mom2511 said...

i came across your blog randomly and live in boston.
great to see you had a fun time here. interesting to actually see what tourists check out when they are here. no red sox game though? you missed the best part?!?!?!

Burke and Teresa said...

Hey!!! I am so glad that you having a blast!!! I have visited all of those places (except New York)and I am missing it...i want to be there. I saw that you made it to the Falls. Isn't it amazing! I am excited to see more pictures when you get them on!

Susan, Susie, Suz said...

Are you a history major?? You documented everything so well. I was spellbound! My friends from here just moved to Boston last month. She is linked to my blog and her name is Kari (just in case you need more of a Boston fix).

darcie said...

i have been to sooo many of these places! hello, boston! bunker hill, quincy market, sacred grove, the crazy accents (everyone called me dahcie). it's a blast from my past. ok, lets start posting about your gorgeous new family. ps! i was gone for your wedding. :( but i demanded pics from kelli and it was gorgeous. i'm so happy for you.

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