Bunker Hill Parade
I was a little upset at the weather on Saturday afternoon to have stopped me from completing The Freedom Trail. On the next day – Sunday – after visiting Trinity Church and I felt my feet could still handle an
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Trinity Church
Boston’s Trinity Church was founded in 1733 and is coming to 280 years old, and is honored as one of the United States’ ten most significant buildings and a national historic landmark. The church is located at Copley Square and
Back Bay 2: Commonwealth Avenue
Continuing on Newbury Street eventually led to a cross intersection with Clarendon Street, and turning left and walking about about 75m led me to the First Baptist Church along Commonwealth Avenue. I didn’t notice it was a church initially until
Back Bay 1: Dartmouth St. to Newbury St.
The Freedom Trail starts and ends on the east side of the Boston Common. On the west side is the Back Bay District, an upmarket residential and super high-class commercial area of the city. I reached the area past noon
New England Aquarium – Videos
I took a lot of video at the New England Aquarium using the Panasonic HDC-TM700 on its first overseas field trip. There were so many video segments that I’m putting them in their own separate post here.:) Entrance Marine tank
New England Aquarium
Whenever I’m visiting a city, there’ll be two manmade types of places I’m especially interested – architectural, and aquariums! The marine tanks in the San Francisco Pier 39 Aquarium last March were pretty good though a good part of the
The Freedom Trail: Videos
Here’s a selection of videos that I took while on the Freedom Trail. I’ll insert them also into their respective posts later too to better associate the pictures with motion video.:) Massachusetts State House (From Part 1) The Old Granary
So Not Summer
When someone tells me about Summer, I think about the 46°C heat I experienced in my years in Perth. It was so crazily hot that you could put an egg on a frying pan, hold it out in the sun
Freedom Trail Part 6: Old Ironsides & USS Cassin Young
After crossing Charlestown Bridge, and continued walking along Chelsea Street past some really swanking looking residences, and for quite a distance until finally arriving at the Charlestown Navy Yard to visit two ships: the USS Constitution, nicknamed “Old Ironsides”, and
Freedom Trail Part 5: Old North Church, Copp’s Burying Ground, and Charlestown Bridge
Past Paul Revere’s statue is the Old North Church, though the official name of Boston’s oldest surviving religious establishment dating to 1723 is really Christ Episcopal Church. The church is significant for its involvement in the American Revolution. In 1775,
Freedom Trail Part 4: Faneuil Hall, an Escape Artist, and St. Stephens’ Church
The next segment of the Freedom Trail was a very long walk that took me about an hour to finish. Upon leaving the Old State House, the trail continued along Congress Street. Just further down this road is the current
Freedom Trail: Old City Hall, New Book Store & Old Corner Bookstore
King’s Chanel and Burying Ground lied along Tremont Street, so I backtracked towards School Street until the intersection of the street and Province Street where the Old City Hall sat: This building served as Boston’s City Hall for over a
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