We were up early Sunday to meet up with our tour group and start our Eastern Discovery tour.
Our fellow travellers are mainly Australian and Kiwi. We left New York behind us and were soon travelling through the pretty Connecticut and Massachusetts country side. This is the best time of year to be travelling in this district and tourists that come are described as Leaf Peepers. It was just a short journey today around four hours and the we stopped for lunch we stopped at the Quincy Market
behind Faneuil Hall and across from the Government Center it houses one of the best food courts in the world. The building is an old brick marketplace (~1825) restored beautifully to contain a central seating area in the midpoint of a long rectangular building. Two hallways extending left and right are completed lined with all vendors selling all varieties of food, dessert and coffees. You can find everything from the famous New England clam "chowda" in a bread bowl to swordfish kabobs to pizza to some of the very best cannolis. We had some local fish which was ok.
We then went on the Freedom Trail.For any visitor to Boston, the Freedom Trail presents the opportunity for an enjoyable and highly informative insight into Boston’s rich history, dating back to the days of the Revolutionary War. The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile redbrick walking trail that makes its way to 16 of Boston’s most historic sites. During this tour you will witness a unique collection of churches, museums, meeting houses, burial grounds, historic ships as well as several other historical sites. Together these sites tell the story of the American Revolution as it unfolded in Boston during the 1700s. .
After the tour we headed back to our hotel were they had laid out welcome drinks and snacks for the group which was great as we got to meet some fellow travellers. We did not go out with the group for tea and just went for a stroll around our area which was a sharp contrast from New York and stayed at the Hotel for dinner.
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