Touring Lexington-Concord and Boston - photo album 2010

This was the last day of our vacation and we began with breakfast at the hotel. I had a cheese omelet, bacon and a biscuit. Yummy, indeed.
The shuttle picked us up early to transport us to the motor coach who took us to Lexington-Concord. Being a history buff, I was really looking forward to this and our tour guide was really wonderful.

First stop was Harvard Yards A statue of Charles Sumner is outside the gates:

This is a statue if Senator Charles Sumner the one who was caned on the floor of the US Senate May 22, 1856 during debate over emmancipation of the slaves.

The entry gates





Memorial Library donated to Harvard by widow of Harry Elkins Widener after he died in the sinking of the Titanic along with their son because they could not swim. She asked that his name be engraved at the top and that every graduate of Harvard be taught to swim.

 

plaque inside the gates that lead into Harvard Yards



Chinese dragon stele between Widener Library and Boylston Hall, which was given by Chinese alumni to Harvard in 1936 in recognition of Harvard’s longstanding ties with the country.

 

The statue of three lies. It is not John Harvard but the likeness of a student that posed for the sculptor. The plaque states that John Harvard founded the University. Actually it was founded by Massachusettes Colony but only named after John Harvard after he donated a library of books to it. The date for the founding is wrong. The school was started in 1636, not 1638.



 Our next stop was Lexington and Concord. In our tour we learned that the homes had a black stripe of paint around the top of the chimney if the family there was loyal to the king. To this day there are many chimney's with that stripe still...The photos below are ones I took using my daugher's camera. Look at the beautiful skies. The weather was perfect all throughout this trip.

A statue of Captain John Parker the leader of the minute men

Lexington Green - where the minute men were shot and killed by British troops.

The minute men and militia lined up from a spot marked by this boulder to a spot marked by the obliesk

    



The minute men waited at this tavern for the British troops to arrive.



statue dedicated to the minute men.

The old North Bridge - site of battle of Concord


The North Bridge, often colloquially called the Old North Bridge, across the Concord River in Concord, Massachusetts, is a historical site in the Battle of Concord, the first battle day in the Revolutionary War.
The bridge is located off Monument Street in Concord. It spans the Concord River 0.5 miles northeast from the start of the Concord River at the confluence of the Assabet River and the Sudbury River at Egg Rock.

part of American poet James Russell Lowell’s poem

After this we went on a cruise of Boston Harbor. We sailed from long wharf.

a view of long wharf

another view of long wharf



a tour boat called the Rita - seen at sea

 

a tour boat called the Rita - seen docked






Navy Yard




The USS Constitution - "Old Ironsides"


Three views of Boston's Skyline as seen from the harbor:

view 1



view 2



view 3

The last leg of our tour was a trolley ride through Boston:

Fanuiel Hall

all that we could see from the trolley of Beacon Hill

tired feet after the 7 1/2 hour tour of Boston, Lexington & Concord.

At the end of the day we returned to our rooms and showered and dressed for dinner. We had reservations at Legal Seafood. Here is a picture of our wait person shuking a lobster. She did this for Paula who ordered a lobster dinner. I had swordfish. It was wonderful. The perfect end to a wonderful trip. Cape Cod and the tour of Boston was more than I imagined it would be. Truly charming. The best part was the great people we met. We were given tips where to eat and what to look for. Warmly looked after by the locals. :)