The Old North Church. The place where Paul Revere had to hang the lanterns to warn that the British we coming. "Oneth by land Twoeth by sea" Wonder if those words work in scrabble?
The odd "booths" in the church were built that way to keep the church members warm. The closer your "booth" is to the pulpit the more it cost. Much like football tickets in the SEC on the fifty yard line! You'll be happy to know that Paul Revere had a very nice window booth and his ancestors still use it today. By the way, children were not allowed to go to church back then as they were loud and distracting, imagine that!
Spending time in a city that holds so much of American history was long overdue. We have been so many places outside of the United States, it is time to report on some of our own great history.
We spent most of the day touring on our own. The Quincy Market area was our home base so to speak. Lots of colorful people there and plenty of shops and food. When we were in Philly about six years ago we passed up the opportunity of a lifetime by not taking the "Duck Boat Tour". We were not so crazy this time! We jumped at the opportunity!! You can see by the looks on the kids faces how excited they were! Although rain set in on us and we got wet...it was great fun!
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