August 11, 2016

Boston is a big busy city. We heard downtown Boston is a challenging place for the residents, let alone visitors to navigate by car, so instead of driving to Boston we caught the Fast Ferry from Salem. In less than an hour we were in Boston Harbour with no worries on where to park and minus the stress of ‘navigating’ our way around the city. 

 

Michel caught this beautiful shot of the Boston skyline coming into port.

Right off the wharf  there were all kinds of tour companies.  We boarded the “Old Town Trolley Tours” and spent the day on this ‘hop-on-hop-off” bus.  And it was a full day.  The trolley drivers were very informative as they narrated our way around the city. There  were something like 16 stops along the way. We didn’t get off at very many or we would have never seen the whole tour.  But we saw a lot along the way.

Here stands a statue of Bobby Orr’s famous Stanley Cup winning goal –May 10, 1970 when the Bruins beat St. Louis Blues in an overtime win in game 4.

In the background is the TD Gardens, home of the Boston Bruins. 

You can also see Bunker Hill Bridge….

There is a wonderous mix of beautiful old brownstone buildings and tall glass sky scrapers.

 

Then it was off to Beacon Street, home of the famous TV sitcom Cheers!! 

Where everyone knows your name!

 

  

A short walk  through the Public Garden afterwards. This park opened to the public in 1837 and is believed to be the oldest botanical garden in the country.

 

You can ride the Swan Boats!

Fenway Park opened in 1912. It is the country’s oldest operating Major League Baseball stadium and is sacred ground to generations of Boston Red Sox fans!

Trinity Church in Copely Square opened in 1877 and remains still today a thriving Christian community in the heart of Boston's Back Bay

  

We enjoyed a relaxing 45 minute harbour cruise to end our day, included in our Trolley Tour!