Boston for the first time. If you have never visited this city (my first time) here are some observations. I found the people to be very friendly and very helpful. We stayed in the Beacon Hill area of the city only several steps from the Bowdoin Metro station which is on the Blue line of the very simple to use transit system. Boston is truly a very walkable city. 70% of the current Boston has been filled in to accumulate more land mass.....so yes you can walk a huge portion of the self contained city.
We flew into Logan International airport which is located on the eastern side of the city. There is a free shuttle that will take you to the metro system. From there on the blue line we were only 10 minutes from the apartment that we had rented. Janet deserves the props here as she located and researched the area. Being the historian that she is, was very helpful to me as I really took a break from the history classes between the years 1966-1974. Oh well sorry Mrs. Luthy, Mr. Adams, Mr. P. Finley, Mr. Frazier it's not your fault. "My bad"
So yes I may have found the lunch at the "Cheers" bar more interesting than "Bunker Hill"......again my bad. The history did come to life and even for me started to make sense as to the actual events that took place and how it all took shape. I totally enjoyed the experience and recommend to others. Jaxon and Layla heads up we will take this in when you are about in the fifth grade.
Another visit to DC just reaffirmed my reasoning for staying in Southern Illinois as even at this time of year the traffic and crowds were just overwhelming. Don't think you can just run out to Wal-Mart or Aldi's for some late night milk for the next morning's breakfast. Good trip but yes it's sure good to be home.
