I’ve visited Boston many times in the last year, but I’ve not done a lot that was really “touristy.”  Today, Janet & I decided to explore Boston like a tourist. I researched the best tours and settled on the the Old Town Trolley tour and Boston Harbor cruise.  Not only was it the best value, but it included the harbor cruise, which no other tour included. I couldn’t have been more pleased.

The tour began at the long pier near near the aquarium and proceeded through all the major sites of Boston. It’s a hop on hop off tour so we saw the North Side, the Constitution, the theatre district, the state house, Boston Commons, Copley square, Symphony Hall, Newbury Street, Fenway park and more. Our tour was the driver’s first solo tour. I have to applaud his effort. I was the only one on the tour that knew of the Kingston Trio’s Charlie on the MTA song. That’s OK, as I’ve said before, I’m a geek. My wife is famous for saying I’m full of totally useless information.

I didn’t take this picture, but I’m not ashamed to promote their business. Old Town Trolley does an excellent job capturing the spirit and history of the tours they offer.

After the trolley tour, we ate lunch at Quincy Market then boarded our boat for the harbor tour. This was an unexpected pleasure. Boston harbor is replete with historic and legendary sites, the Constitution, a Nantucket light ship, The North Church, and the No Name restaurant. The No Name isn’t really a legendary site, but it’s on fisherman’s pier and my in-laws love the place.

Today was a day that epitomize’s this blog.  We did things today that tourists do, which is exactly what I always hoped to do when we moved here. I hope to do more of these “touristy” activities in the future!

 

 

 

“Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.” – Helen Keller