NEW ENGLAND BLOG July 5th, 2021 - BOSTON

07/05/21- Woke up to blue skies and a nice 75 degree day as this is what we’ve been waiting for.  After reheating our burgers from yesterday (forgot to mention that they accidentally made Sharece’s burger twice and allowed us to take it home at no extra charge), we set off to the Boston Common’s Park again for a thorough walkthrough of the Freedom Trail.  This included the Massachusetts State House, King’s Chapel and the Old Granary Burying Ground that had the gravesites of both Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

We then take the subway over to Harvard University to check out the campus.  We looked everywhere for a Harvard sign but the best we could find was a store with a bunch of Harvard sweatshirts.  It was a bit surprising how small the area was but a fun adventure to do.

Taking the subway back, we went to the Cheer’s Bar (which inspired the television show) and ordered food and drinks while sitting at the bar.  Yeah, it was a bit touristy but also felt great to rest our feet... and I got a souvenir mug!  Next up was the Nike store where Sharece looked for a new pair of shoes, but couldn’t find one that worked for her.  We ended the day hitting up the Lindt Chocolate store for some Lindor truffles.



On the way back to our hotel, we saw a group of bums in front of the train station with one shooting up drugs into his feet.  WOW!  Not even in Los Angeles did we ever come across that in the open.  Overall, we liked our stay in Boston, even with the rain, but I don’t think I would ever live here.

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