Do you know anyone who reads the last chapter of the book to see if they want to read the book? I knew someone in my past who did that. I can't tell you who it was because I don't remember. My travelogue for our recent trip is kinda like that. I shared with you the last chapter before giving you the beginning or first chapter.
I just couldn't wait thru an unknown number of posts for our trip before sharing Vermont so I just wrote them first. I admit I fell in love with Vermont and can't wait to go back again. But our trip didn't start there. It started with three days in Boston before we boarded Holland America's Veendam for our Canadian cruise down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal.
While in Boston we stayed at the Constitution Inn in Charlestown. It was in a remodeled YMCA and only a block or two from the Charlestown Navy Yard and the USS Constitution. Bunker Hill Monument was also not too far away.
When we went to Boston a few years ago, the USS Constitution was in dry dock being renovated so we were especially excited to see it this trip. It is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. (Read the history of the ship HERE.)
But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. We flew into Boston Logan airport. The Inn had told us we could take a ferry from the airport to the Inn. We took the free shuttle to the subway (the Blue Line) under the Boston Inner Harbor to the aquarium and then took the Charlestown Ferry from Long Wharf to Charlestown Navy Yard. (We ended up taking the ferry several times. It only cost us $1.75 each, senior rate and didn't take very long at all.) As we got off the ferry, we noticed the dark cloud in the sky. I heard a mother with two young girls telling them they would hurry and hopefully get (to wherever they were going) before the storm hit. Fortunately we didn't have long to go also (especially with our luggage) and we had gotten checked in and in our room when the storm hit. It lasted into the night so we didn't really do anything the rest of the day. It was just sprinkling when we went looking for a place to eat.
After breakfast at a nearby Dunkin Donuts, we walked over to the Navy Yard and the USS Constitution and Museum. It wasn't too long before we found the Freedom Trail...(I don't know who thought of doing this in the sidewalk but it's a wonderful way to get around to see historic Boston.)
First stop the USS Constitution Museum... (This is really a well-done museum with lots of exhibits and hand-ons for children.)
And then it was on to the ship...
The Officers' Dining Room...
Cabin of the 5th Lieutenant (The room all looked the same for the Officers - except the Captain, of course. These five rooms were on the side of the dining room.)
I forget what this room was called. There were maps on the table so since the captain's room was one of the rooms off this room it was probably where the captain and his officers would meet to discuss the ship's mission.
My husband wanted to take the helm...(He was a captain, afterall, just not in the navy.)
A lifeboat...
I decided I wanted to see how it felt....
As we were leaving the ship...
The USS Cassin Young, a Fletcher-class destroyer (WWII) is nearby...
One last look at the Constitution from the rear...
We ate lunch here in the Shipyard Galley...
As I said, Bunker Hill was not too far away. This is the view we had of it about a block away from the Constitution...
And then at the monument... (and yes, we were actually on Breed's Hill; I asked.)
and the end of the Freedom Trail...
The entrance into the monument and its 294 stairs to the top (We didn't venture up them.)
A row of apartments on the way back to the shipyard...
That night we walked across the Charlestown Bridge (yes, on the Freedom Trail) and found a place to eat dinner. (Was really glad we had a refrigerator in our room as we couldn't eat all of the food we were served.)
This was the end of our first full day in Boston. On the second full day, we took a (longer) ferry to Salem. It was about an hour ride over, but I think I will wait until tomorrow to share that with you.
I surely hope you are enjoying my travelogue. I enjoy writing it and it's a great way to preserve my pictures. (I do take a lot. I have so many right now on my phone, I keep getting a message telling me I am about out of storage. Oops.)
I just couldn't wait thru an unknown number of posts for our trip before sharing Vermont so I just wrote them first. I admit I fell in love with Vermont and can't wait to go back again. But our trip didn't start there. It started with three days in Boston before we boarded Holland America's Veendam for our Canadian cruise down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal.
While in Boston we stayed at the Constitution Inn in Charlestown. It was in a remodeled YMCA and only a block or two from the Charlestown Navy Yard and the USS Constitution. Bunker Hill Monument was also not too far away.
When we went to Boston a few years ago, the USS Constitution was in dry dock being renovated so we were especially excited to see it this trip. It is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat. (Read the history of the ship HERE.)
But I'm getting a little ahead of myself. We flew into Boston Logan airport. The Inn had told us we could take a ferry from the airport to the Inn. We took the free shuttle to the subway (the Blue Line) under the Boston Inner Harbor to the aquarium and then took the Charlestown Ferry from Long Wharf to Charlestown Navy Yard. (We ended up taking the ferry several times. It only cost us $1.75 each, senior rate and didn't take very long at all.) As we got off the ferry, we noticed the dark cloud in the sky. I heard a mother with two young girls telling them they would hurry and hopefully get (to wherever they were going) before the storm hit. Fortunately we didn't have long to go also (especially with our luggage) and we had gotten checked in and in our room when the storm hit. It lasted into the night so we didn't really do anything the rest of the day. It was just sprinkling when we went looking for a place to eat.
After breakfast at a nearby Dunkin Donuts, we walked over to the Navy Yard and the USS Constitution and Museum. It wasn't too long before we found the Freedom Trail...(I don't know who thought of doing this in the sidewalk but it's a wonderful way to get around to see historic Boston.)
First stop the USS Constitution Museum... (This is really a well-done museum with lots of exhibits and hand-ons for children.)
And then it was on to the ship...
The Officers' Dining Room...
Cabin of the 5th Lieutenant (The room all looked the same for the Officers - except the Captain, of course. These five rooms were on the side of the dining room.)
I forget what this room was called. There were maps on the table so since the captain's room was one of the rooms off this room it was probably where the captain and his officers would meet to discuss the ship's mission.
My husband wanted to take the helm...(He was a captain, afterall, just not in the navy.)
A lifeboat...
I decided I wanted to see how it felt....
As we were leaving the ship...
The USS Cassin Young, a Fletcher-class destroyer (WWII) is nearby...
One last look at the Constitution from the rear...
We ate lunch here in the Shipyard Galley...
As I said, Bunker Hill was not too far away. This is the view we had of it about a block away from the Constitution...
And then at the monument... (and yes, we were actually on Breed's Hill; I asked.)
and the end of the Freedom Trail...
The entrance into the monument and its 294 stairs to the top (We didn't venture up them.)
A row of apartments on the way back to the shipyard...
That night we walked across the Charlestown Bridge (yes, on the Freedom Trail) and found a place to eat dinner. (Was really glad we had a refrigerator in our room as we couldn't eat all of the food we were served.)
This was the end of our first full day in Boston. On the second full day, we took a (longer) ferry to Salem. It was about an hour ride over, but I think I will wait until tomorrow to share that with you.
I surely hope you are enjoying my travelogue. I enjoy writing it and it's a great way to preserve my pictures. (I do take a lot. I have so many right now on my phone, I keep getting a message telling me I am about out of storage. Oops.)
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