After a some great food at Caffe Vittoria and several cups of their wonderful Italian coffee, we walked back to the Old Town Trolley stop. We boarded the next trolly and traveled to the next stop which was the USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
We toured Old Ironsides and enjoyed the displays the Navy had set up for the weekend. From the Navy Yard you can see Bunker Hill.
The walk from the Navy Yard to Bunker Hill is not an easy walk. It is a twisting path uphill and is steep at times. The day we visited there were some people dressed in costumes with muskets telling the story of the battle. To me, a person with several graduate hours in history, the walk was well worth it. On the bright side the walk back to the trolley stop was all downhill. The next stop for the trolley was the home of the Bruins and the Celtics, TD Garden. Due to time restraints we decided to stay on the trolley instead of getting off at this stop. Stop five was a great historical site. At stop five you can tour the Old State House, the site of the Boston Massacre, Old South Meeting House and the Kings Chapel and Burying Ground.
Stop six was another where we decided to stay on the trolley, but went back to visit the following day. Stop Six was Boston Public Garden and the Theater District. Stop Seven is Cheers and would be our lunch the next day. Stop Eight is Trinity Church and shopping. Stops Nine through Eleven were pretty much shopping so we stayed on the trolley. Stop Twelve is the home of the Red Sox and I would have enjoyed getting off but I decided to wait until I could come back to a game.
Stop Thirteen is MIT and Harvard Square. Again, we stayed on the trolley because my daughter attends Harvard and we know the area pretty well. Stop Fourteen has many interesting sites including the State House.
Stop Fifteen has several historical sites but our time was too short for us to stop. Stop Sixteen is the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum and is a fun stop that brings the history to life. This stop is worth your time as you help the Sons of Liberty throw the King’s tea into Boston Harbor.
Our remaining stops were along the Harbor and we decided to stay on the trolley until we arrived back at our starting point. As we exited the Old Town Trolley we began to discuss where to eat dinner.
