Like most American historical tourist attraction the one hour tour here is fantastic. We were initially led into the town meeting house where the events leading up to the Tea Party were re-enacted by actors in period costume.
Then, acting as an angry mob of colonists we 'stormed' one of the ships carrying tea and participated in tossing it overboard just as the real colonists did 250 years ago. After a quick tour around the ship (I cannot imagine what it would have been like to cross the Atlantic in one of these vessels) we entered the magnificent museum which featured holographic re-enactments and paintings which suddenly spoke and became animated. All very informative and extremely well done. Then finally some time in the magnificent gift shop and back on to the streets of historical Boston with the rest of the day for exploring. We made our way then to Boston Common stopping only for coffee and pastries at Nero Italian Cafe.
Located at the top of Boston Common is the magnificent State House of Massachusetts with a beautiful golden dome. Boston is a very beautiful old city with historical buildings everywhere and by the time we reached this part of the city the clouds had all but disappeared and it was getting quite warm. One highlight was the Granary Burial Grounds one of the early cemeteries in Boston. At one time it would have been on the outskirts of the city but now it is right in the middle of down town.
For anyone interested in exploring old cemeteries this is a highlight. There are some very famous people buried here including John Adams, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Most of the graves date back to the 1700's. After all this we decided to walk the 2.5 km back to the hotel for a bit of rest. Mark's marathon preparations call for loads of pasta from today on so for dinner, it was back to the Cheesecake Shop Restaurant for pasta. Tomorrow is our final rest day before the main event - the Boston Marathon.
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