Gorgeous 26C day to enjoy the Freedom Trail, a 4 km walk that takes you past 16 significant landmarks, each of which played major roles in the years leading to the American Revolution and the early years of the United States. Among them are the home of Paul Revere, where you get a good sense of how people lived in 1770s (in a word, closely; the house is really small). The Old North Church, has those two famous lanterns that warned Paul Revere the British were coming by sea in 1775, essentially igniting the American Revolution. The State House was built by Charles Bullfinch as the new center of state governance.

Delicious prawn salad with orange vinegrette for lunch @ Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro. In the afternoon, the grounds of Harvard….where 20,000 students study and play. What a beautiful campus and perfect walking weather! We decided against taking a (Hahvahd) tour and just strolled through ourselves.

Mare Oyster Bar in the North End district for dinner…shared oysters for the first course and then various fish for the main….mine was the pan roasted halibut with corn and clam chowder, saffron and grilled andouille sausage….YUMM on all fronts.