It's a tea party!

Location: Boston, MA

Weather: Sunny 82

Since i've been without internet for a while i'll pick up my blog from our Boston travels. Lacey and I have had such a wonderful time this week! On Monday we walked the freedom trail in Boston looking at many different sites that were influential in the freedom of America. We walked around Boston for about 4 hours and just over 4 miles of walking for the day, needless to say we were very tired when we got back to the hotel. Our first stop on the trail was the Boston Commons, it is America's oldest public park dating back to 1634 when it was used for the grazing of cattle. We didn't see any cows in the park today, but we did however see over 20,000 American flags in honor of all the men and women of Massachusetts that died in War since the Revolutionary War.

We then moved on to the Massachusetts State House. It was built in 1798 at a cost of 133,333!! When you think about the time and how much money that would be today, it is very overwhelming. The land was originally owned by John Hancock and it is the oldest building still on Beacon Hill.

The next stop was the Park Street Church. This was originally the tallest building in Boston at 217 feet. During the war of 1812 gunpowder was stored in the crypt. Right outside that church was the Granary Burying Ground. It is the third oldest burying ground in Boston. John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and Benjamin Franklin's parents are all buried here.

King's Chapel is next on the stop, and I found this to be fairly interesting. This church was built under orders from King James II to try and keep the old Anglican ways across the pond. The church was very beautiful inside, but not too much to look at on the outside, in fact they ran out of money when the built the church, so it doesn't even have a steeple. George Washington once attended a service at this church in 1789.

My computer is running low on battery....to be continued...