On a cool cloudy day in Boston seventeen members of the TOHG walking group wandered on and off the Freedom Trail in Boston ending at the USS Constitution in Charleston. Along the way we stopped at the “Old Burial Ground” and Kings Chapel. We wandered off the Trail to visit City Hall Plaza where the city has done a major remake including a new playground. We waited a bit at Faneuil Hall for a member to catch up and then proceeded to the North End. We stopped at the Boca Bakery for some wonderful snacks to keep us going until lunch. On the way to the Constitution we also stopped at The Paul Revere statue and the Iraq Afghanistan Memorial.
After crossing the bridge into Charlestown we visited the Constitution Museum and boarded the ship itself. We were allowed to go below deck to the officers’ quarters and down again to the seamen’s berths. Below deck many of us had to be careful as there wasn’t much headroom.
We walked back through the North End to have lunch at an Italian restaurant that could accommodate our group. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves and there was a lot of socialization along the way and at lunch.
Meredith P
