Boston Commons

Visiting an historical landmark is an opportunity we could not forgo and we spent an afternoon in and around Boston Commons, the country's oldest public park. In 1634 it was sold to the Puritans and provided a convenient place to graze cattle and hang those who failed to adhere to the Puritan doctrine.  Later it was a center of Revolutionary War activity although the version we heard from our guide differed from that espoused by Sarah Palin.

Touring is thirsty work and we stopped for lunch at a replica of Cheers. On the show, the service was much better and the characters more "three dimensional" but hey- we're tourists.

Our last stop for the day was a self-guided tour of the USS Constitution often referred to as Old Ironsides because the cannonballs would not penetrate the hull of the ship. It was built after the Revolutionary War and saw action before and during the war of 1812. 

Photo from naval today.com