Boston, Day 2!
During our Duck tour, one of the things that our guide mentioned was a free organ concert at Trinity Church. So, on Friday morning we headed out to Trinity Church...
to listen to Christian Lane perform on the organ. During the first song I really thought I was going to see the Phantom jump out from somewhere, but (unfortunately?) that didn't happen. He played a lullaby that I really liked, and showed that the organ can be more than just the heavy, loud instrument that I'm used to hearing.
Besides the organ concert, we also got free admission into the church. The church itself was beautiful!
Front of the church
Front close-up
There were numerous stained glass windows...
...and lots of nice architectural elements.
We met Sula, Tom, and Gracie for a quick lunch-on-the-go, and headed out to the North part of town. Our first stop was Old North Church...
...which is where Paul Revere's lanterns were hung in the steeple during the Revolutionary War.
The church is still an active church, but is set up the way it would be back in the day. There was a brief talk, and the speaker told us that you used to have to buy your pew. You basically bought a big box, and then had to add things to it to sit on.
One of the pews was set up the way it looked back in the day.
Here's the view of the front of the church...
...and the back of the church.
There was something important about the clock, but I forget what it was. The speaker did say that the angles were stolen, and were on their way to somewhere else when they were intercepted.
Behind the church was a statue of Paul Revere.
After the church we headed to Paul Revere's house. We weren't allowed to take photos inside, so there's not much to add here. I learned that Paul Revere had lots of children, and had 3 or 4 named John, and 2 or 3 named Mary.
We walked down to Faneuil Hall. We didn't get to go in because there was an orchestra rehearsal. This didn't register much in my brain at the time, but I later had the "Woah, the Boston Pops people were in there??? And we didn't try to sneak in??" thought. I'm not totally sure that's what was going on, but anyway.
We wandered through the marketplace, sat a bit, then headed home. It had been raining/drizzling all day, and we figured it was time to head on home and get out of the rain.
We ended our day by playing a game similar to Balderdash, but everyone is working together. It was a lot of fun, and brought out some of our hidden talents. Carla was lucky enough to hit on the drawing space most of the time, and she drew this lovely piece of art:
Start at the top and work down. I was *clueless* and never would've gotten it. Here's a hint: It's not the Great Barrier Reef, no matter how many times I guessed it. :)