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Charlestown Naval Yard - 10th April 2005
I am a big fan of the trolley bus tours. They are a fantastic way of seeing an unfamiliar city and getting your bearings. More than that though, they show you things that you may not otherwise see and give you lots of interesting little bits of information that you would most likely miss out on.
For the price of a few dollars, you can spend an entire day hopping on and off, see the things that you want to, and get to know the city. What more can you ask for? OK, maybe a complimentary cappuccino would be nice but, what the hey. It's all gravy.
So, my first Sunday in town. The work colleague that I liked and got on with had returned to England, leaving me with just the bitch from 20,000 fathoms. I sure as hell wasn't spending my time off with that troll, so, I decided to get to know Boston. I'd already had a wander around downtown the previous day and it was promising to be a warm and pleasant spring day, and I had nothing but time, and, maybe, a word... (If you understand that please buy my books!) I caught the 'T' (the Boston Underground) to Government Center and picked up a Trolley Bus tour outside the Old State House, at the junction of State, Washington, and Congress.
For the price of a few dollars, you can spend an entire day hopping on and off, see the things that you want to, and get to know the city. What more can you ask for? OK, maybe a complimentary cappuccino would be nice but, what the hey. It's all gravy.
So, my first Sunday in town. The work colleague that I liked and got on with had returned to England, leaving me with just the bitch from 20,000 fathoms. I sure as hell wasn't spending my time off with that troll, so, I decided to get to know Boston. I'd already had a wander around downtown the previous day and it was promising to be a warm and pleasant spring day, and I had nothing but time, and, maybe, a word... (If you understand that please buy my books!) I caught the 'T' (the Boston Underground) to Government Center and picked up a Trolley Bus tour outside the Old State House, at the junction of State, Washington, and Congress.
One of the reasons that I love the trolley bus tours is that you can get on and off as you like and see things in the order that you want to. For me, this meant my first stop of the day was the Naval Shipyard at Charlestown, where I took this panoramic shot of the Boston skyline.
I don't know why I seem to always end up looking around boats; I don't even like water!
I don't know why I seem to always end up looking around boats; I don't even like water!
 USS Constitution |
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At the Charlestown Naval Yard are two ships that you can go and have a good shufti around. So I did. Click on the picture of the ship to see more...
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 USS Cassin Young |
I seem to be drawn to these things and I have no idea why. I have no naval history and I'm not a sailor. Go figure! It's probably a throwback to my youth reading war comics and stuff. Who knows. Nevertheless, it's something that you don't do every day and it's interesting as hell.
Back on dry land and it's the trolley bus back to Quincey Market and lunch at Houston's, by Fanueil Hall, then the on up to Beacon Hill for me!
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Back on dry land and it's the trolley bus back to Quincey Market and lunch at Houston's, by Fanueil Hall, then the on up to Beacon Hill for me!
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