Walking Tour of Boston
Today was quite a day! We took the subway to Boston. We visited the Granary Burying Ground where Paul Revere, John Hancock, Ben Franklin's parents, and Mother Goose was buried. Also, we saw the Massachusetts State House where the Legislature meets.
After that we walked to the Boston Common also called the Boston Public Garden, where the British soldiers camped during the Revolutionary war. We got to ride on the Swan boat and had a nice view of the Boston Public Garden.
From the Boston Public Garden, we walked approximately 3.5 miles to Fenway Park, the home of the Boston Red Sox!! The stadium at Fenway Park is the first oldest stadium that was established in 1912. We learned where the word Fenway comes from. It means swampland. The stadium was built on a swampland and the owner decided to name the stadium Fenway Park.
Again, we had to walk another 3.5 miles to the Prudential building from the Fenway Park. We went up to the 52nd floor to the Skywalk observatory. The view of Boston city was gorgeous!
"My favorite part was riding the swan boat. I love to be near animals and it was cool to see the ducks. They are too cute!" - Melissa S.
"The red chair at the Fenway Park has an interesting history in it. In 1946, Ted Williams hit a homerun and the ball went through one of the fan's straw hat. The next day's newspaper had picture of that fan holding his straw hat and a hole,the size of the baseball."- Anthony C.
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| Boston Common |
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| Granary Burying in front of Paul Revere's tomb |
