Our last day.
Mostly, a travel day.
But, before we left for the airport
the Choir took one more trip on the subway.
We went to the New England Conservatory,
where they participated in a Choral Workshop…
… then, a couple of hours of leisure time,
followed by a 6 hour flight home.
As always - - -
it is nice being HOME!
This day we visited Harvard University…
…on our way to Lexington and Concord Battle Fields.
I snapped a photo of the temple from the bus as we passed by.
After eating lunch at the Wayside Inn
(the oldest operating Inn on the one of the oldest commissioned roads in the United States),
we spent the rest of the day enjoying a little R&R.
This day was spent walking the Freedom Trail.
We started at The Boston Common,
America’s oldest public park.
Many statues are placed through out the park
including The Boston Massacre Memorial
and George Washington:
The better part of a 3 mile walk,
seeming like 30 miles as we tackled the cobblestones
and weaved through side alleys.
The State House:
Next stop: the Granary Burying Ground.
This is the burial site for
John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams,
all five Boston Massacre victims and
Benjamin Franklin’s parents.
More statues, church’s and historical buildings:
and a little Paul Revere
before ending up at the Old North Church
where the choir sang a few songs
ending with America The Beautiful.
We topped the day off with dinner and Mary Poppins.
Bed time did not come soon enough!
