Cheers Boston

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If you have been following my travels you will know that we were in Canada for a while before flying down to Boston. This was my first visit to the city and to Massachusetts. This is a city with a lot of history, but a lot of people will think of a certain sitcom that was set there. The building exterior used in Cheers is just near Boston Common, so we wandered over there. Unfortunately it was covered in scaffolding and so it was not possible to get a decent photo.

Cheers

We stayed in the Revere Hotel that is named after a famous son of Boston. He played a part in fighting the nasty British. The locals do not seem to bear any resentment towards us. The hotel was nice with lots of artwork based around the war of independence. I will say that I am no expert on that part of history, so excuse me if I get anything wrong.

I did like the city itself. It is not too busy and has retained a lot of its old buildings, many of which have nice details. There are nice parks by the Charles River and it was really busy when we went for a walk there on our first evening. People were tango dancing on a boat dock and they were showing the new Mario movie on a big screen. The common is also a nice area. We saw tango there too and one day there was an African festival going on with lots of stalls and a band from Ghana.

Sculpture

This sculpture is a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr and his wife who met in the city.

Statehouse

US cities do like to have a grand government building and this one even has a gold roof.

If you want to explore sites related to the battle for independence there is a Freedom Trail you can follow via a line of bricks (as seen above). You can get a guide, but we just got a book.

Revere grave

One of those sites is a graveyard with several notable people in it, including Paul Revere. There was a guy there who provided his own booklet with lots of details about the graves. That really added to the experience and we dropped him a tip. It seems he has been doing this for many years.

Samuel Adams grave

On previous trips to the US I have drunk a few Samuel Adams beers, so it was nice to see the grave of the guy it was named for. I actually did not drink one this time as I found so many other beers to try. I make a practice of drinking the local beers and not the big brands that I could get at home anyway.

Chruch

The bells at the Old North Church was used to warn of the approaching British army. You can see a British flag, but that is the old one before they added the Scottish blue cross. The boxed in pews were to keep the people warm. It seems they were removed at some point and then put back to restore it to how it would have been.

For ship fans there are a couple in the harbour.

USS Constitution

We did not go on the USS Constitution, but we did go on the USS Cassin Young that served in WWII. I have not been on many ships of that era, so that was interesting. It is also free to go on board.

USS Cassin Young

One evening we went on a ghost tour run by Haunted Boston. I do not believe in such things, but our guide Jarrod told us lots of stories of witches, hangings and highwaymen with some fun history.

Ghost tour

Of course he did have some ghost stories too and you can take those as you like. I will not go into details as you need to experience it for yourself. We ended at the Omni Parker Hotel which he said is very haunted. It looked nice anyway and this is where people like the Clintons and Stephen King stay. JFK proposed to Jackie in their bar. This tour did not involve dressed up people jumping out to scare us. There are other tours that do that, but Jarrod thought they lacked historical accuracy. The freakiest part of the tour is when we are interrupted by a mass of motorbikes and quad bikes coming down the street making a lot of noise and pulling wheelies. Apparently this is a frequent occurrence.

I enjoyed our stay in Boston. I think it could be compared to somewhere like Cambridge in the UK with lots of students at top universities and a rich culture scene, but it is most definitely a US city.



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Wonderful time spent at Boston definitely

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Interesting about the benches, it must get very cold there then?
Was that hotel expensive if those famous people have stayed there?

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The church has some old foot warmers that people used. The poor (and the black folk) had to go upstairs where it would be cold. It was nice whilst we were there, but I think their winters are colder.

That hotel was more expensive than ours. Ours was nice enough. I just need a decent bed and shower really.

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i saw a ghost once along with another lady. It was very exciting.
Now I believe in ghosts....but I wouldn't dare assume to know what the heck they actually are!

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I think my primal instincts believe in ghosts, but logic tells me they can't exist. Doesn't mean people won't see things that are hard to explain.

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That is cool. I have never been to Boston, but I would like to travel there at some point. There is a lot of history in that part of the country and it is exciting to see where everything took place. It looks like you had a really great time on your trip!

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I think you'd like it. The whole area is historic.

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We were going to Boston in 2020 as we wanted to explore there area in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of the mayflower. My middle name is Brewster, and my grandmother always believed that there was a connection. Covid scuppered the trip and we’ve not yet been there.

Sounds like you liked your visit.

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Boston has a very European vibe to it. It almost feels like a city in the UK or France.

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Definitely an 'old world ' vibe. Not too spoilt by progress.

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It looks very nice from the hotel nowadays people like to visit such places which have very beautiful decoration. All these pictures Looks so beautiful. Enjoy your travel.

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Wow, you guys certainly got around to interesting places. I couldn't reply previously as we are battling with powercuts. That big ship with its masts is my favorite shot as I am hooked on the old sailing ships.
!BEER

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They have a few old ships, but I've seen plenty in the UK. There's a common cultural heritage, so it's interesting to see the differences.

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I haven't been to Massachusetts since I was young. I enjoyed your perspective of it.

By the way, too bad you didn't get to "enjoy" the Texas weather while you were on this continent.

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We didn't get that far down by a long way. I liked New England generally and the weather was mostly good. There will be more reports soon.

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Boston bella ❤️ 🏙️ ciudad, factor importante en la independencia de U.S.A , un gran país Estados Unidos.

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I'm sorry to hear you came to my city and didn't stop by my shop for a cigar! If you took the ghost tour you passed by at least once... Let me know next time you're coming and we'll take good care of you!

Those quad bikes and dirt-bikes (there are actually very few proper motorcycles) are a menace. Many of the riders visibly carry firearms tucked into their waistbands. Neither the guns nor the bikes are registered, but the local police (both city and state) have been told not to harass them under any conditions. Modern city politics.

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If only I'd known! I don't smoke, but always happy to talk to a Hiver.

Are those bikers a gang? I'd hope someone is standing up to them.

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man we been following your travels and we have been very jelly! glad you had an awesome time

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There's still more to come! It was quite a trip.

!BEER

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Thanks for putting up the photos Steve. I haven't been to America but hope to go one day.

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It's a diverse place, but New England was nice for us. We are more into history and culture than beaches.

I have more pics to post soon.

!BEER

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