Day 2: The Path to the Revolution

Paul Revere House

Old North Church

Lexington Green

Today was very eventful and packed with stops and tours.  It all began with the Paul Revere house in the North End.  Paul lived there with his first wife Sarah until she passed away after their 8th child and then five months later he lived there with his new wife, Rachel and they had 8 more children.  The house is very, very small with tiny beds.  There was a beautiful display of his artisan crafts which included silver and brass items. Then it was off to the North Church where Revere received the signal, "One if by land, and two if by sea."  The pews in the church are very high and we were able to sneak in before the 11:00 am service.  We walked the Freedom Trail to Quincy Market where Jimi and I enjoyed a lobster sandwich for lunch.  Next we marched off to Lexington and Concord.  Lexington Green, where the first shot was fired on April 18, 1775, is surrounded by beautiful clapboard homes and the famous Buckman Tavern, which was command central for the patriots.  Day 3 highlights will include JFK Presidential Library and Museum as well as a 45 minute drive to Plymouth to view Plymouth Rock and the replica ship, Mayflower II.   I'll post more pics tomorrow.