New England - Day 9

It was a full day of touring as we joined rush hour traffic on the Southeast Expressway and headed into Boston. The streets twist around instead of going straight, and some are so narrow that the bus could never have gotten through. Our step-on guide was entertaining and knowledgeable, and she got us through the city on bus-friendly streets. We can name drop now that we got out for pictures at Copley Square, drove around Fenway Stadium, saw the gas street lamps on Beacon Hill and passed by the State House, the Cheers Bar, the Boston Common and historic cemeteries. We walked through Boston's North End to Old North Church, famous for the lanterns hung in the steeple. Our noon lunch was at bustling Quincy Market with its many, many food choices and crowds of people. The afternoon was spent in the towns of Lexington and Concord. Revolutionary War were fired in their town. The mostly-sunny day and fall foliage colors made our time on the Lexington Green and on the bridge at Concord most enjoyable. We finished the day by touring Harvard. We left without graduating, but our time there was exciting. We drove in the heavy traffic back to our hotel, many of us relieved that we live in much smaller communities. - Laurel Johnson, Tour Director