Boston - Cheers

From Newport we were also able to take a day trip to Boston, we wish we had allowed more time to sail further north/east but it is not possible to do everything and we couldn't have known how pretty it was in this area.  A day to see Boston is probably not enough but we walked the Freedom trail which takes you around lots of historically sites.  This included the USS Constellation which was built in the 1800s and Beacon Hill which was critical in the battle against the Brits in the 1700s.  There was a memorial on Beacon Hill which you could walk up to admire the views – 294 steps gave us a good workout and the views were worth it.

Faneuil Hall

Pretty old street

USS Constellation

View across the harbour to Boston

Beacon Hill Monument

Fab view from Monument of Boston

Our day in Boston ended with a drink in the Cheers bar, we both remember watching Cheers back in the 1980/90s and although it would be dated now it was a classical US sitcom which was really popular in the UK.  We both enjoyed our pint at the bar, even though they didn’t know our name!

Amanda and Mark outside Cheers

Amanda enjoying a pint

Mark enjoying a pint

At the bar in Cheers

Boston only gave us a small sample of Massachusetts and I am sure given the opportunity we would like to see more but unfortunately with the autumn rapidly approaching we have to think about moving south.