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An Adventure In Boston

If you want historical sites of the Americanits combination of New England and Italian
Revolution, you need to visit Boston. Ofinflections.After wadling out of Mike's we
course there are other reasons to visit,started on our version of the Freedom Trail.
also: the food, the people, and theI quickly regretted eating the Lobstertail
accents.Having experiencing a detour withinwhen I passed an Italian deli. I just
seconds after we picked up our rental car atcouldn't eat any more, so with tears in my
Boston's Logan Airport, we didn't want toeyes we ventured on. We visited Paul Revere's
brave the hand directed traffic of theHouse, the oldest structure in Boston. It was
streets of Boston. Instead, we opted forbuilt in 1680 and purchased by Paul Revere in
Harbor Express, a passenger only ferry out of1770. I knocked on the door, but Paul didn't
Qunicy, which is just across the harbor. Theanswer, so we moved on.Next on the trail was
Harbor Express lands you just yards from thePaul Revere Square and a beautiful statue of
Quincy Market and this is a great place toPaul riding his borrowed horse for the
start any adventure in Boston.Quincy Marketmidnight ride. Legend has the name of the
is one long food court with restaurants abovehorse as Brown Beauty. Brown Beauty or not,
and below. Fast food options abound. We notedthe staue is magnificent. The statue is found
that Vietnamese noodle soup shops werein tree studded square adjacent to the Old
missing, but most other ethnic foods wereNorth Church, also known as the Christ
present. Peg picked a quiche for lunch, whileChurch. It was here that Robert Newman hung
Al had scallops and lobster bisque (his twothe lanterns signaling the approach of the
favorite choices at every seafoodBritish troops in the War for Independence.
establishment we selected). I chose a lobsterLess than twenty feet from Paul there were
roll and giant steamed prawns with lemontee shirts and sweatshirts for sale to
juice and cocktail sauce. The lobster rolltourists. We declined to buy.We walked past
was only okay, but the prawns were succulentthe lines waiting to enter the church and
and excellent.We took our food outside andcontinued up a small hill to Copp's Hill
sat on a stone bench. The weather wasBurying Ground, which is the resting place
pleasant and the food was good. We beganfor many of the colonial Bostonians. The
laying out our plans for the afternoon.British set up a battery there and used it to
Overhearing us was a shopping cart sourvineerfire on Charlestown. It was interesting to
salesman named Guiness. He was pleasant andsee how small the hills were. We walked down
funny. We talked for a few minutes. He didn'ttowards the water and saw the Bunker Hill
try to sell us anything, which was nice. I'mMemorial across the Charles River standing
sure he had enough people buying.We decidedhigh behind an office building. Copp's Hill
that Peg would take a taxi to the Boston Fineand Bunker Hill were only small elevations .
Art Museum and meet us three hours later near. . and of course the first major battle of
the statue of Sam Adams in front of Fanuelthe revolution, Bunker Hill was really fought
Hall, which stands in front of Quincy Market.on Breed's Hill, but history sometimes gets
Al and I decided to start off on the Freedomsome things right . . . and sometimes gets
Trail. Al is even less inclined to walk thanthem wrong.The U.S.S. Constitution, also
Peg and I, so this worked out fine. Theknown as "Old Ironsides" is located in the
Freedom Trail starts just a few feet fromCharlestown Navy Yard less than a quarter
where we dined."In 1958, local journalistmile from Bunker Hill. The ship was launched
William Schofield had the idea that Boston'sin Boston on October 21, 1797. Old Ironsides
sites could be more accessible to residentsis the oldest commissioned warship afloat in
and visitors, and conceived of the Freedomthe world.Each year the ship sails for a
Trail. A natural and easily-accomplishedturn-around. Passage is arranged via a
idea, the sixteen historic sites betweenlottery. You can submit your name on the
Boston Common and The Bunker Hill Monument inoffice Navy site for Old Ironsides.Al and I
Charlestown were connected by a red line, andcontinued our walk along the waterfront and
The Freedom Trail was born. In addition tothen stopped at a small park. We approached a
the historic sites, the beauty of the sights,bocce ball court and watched a game between
sounds, and neighborhoods along the way madetwo older men."Bocce had its beginnings in
walking The Freedom Trail an instantlythe Italian Alps during the early Christian
popular activity. In 1964, the Foundation wasera, when players tossed stones at a target
incorporated as a nonprofit organization.(the object being to land as close as
From 1958 to 1992 the entire Foundation waspossible to the target). Roman soldiers,
run, organized, and maintained by volunteeremploying balls instead of stones, spread the
support-its early success was due solely togame throughout the Roman Empire, where the
the spirit and leadership of the people ofgame evolved to boules (France), lawn bowls
the City of Boston. Now the Foundation(England) and bocce (from the vulgar Latin
continues to produce real accomplishments inword for ball, bottia) in Italy."The two men
the areas of education, marketing, capitalplayed out their game and then some fellows
improvements and income-generatingwho had been playing cards nearby put their
projects."One of the sites that Al wanted ustable and chairs away in a locker and joined
to visit was the New England Holocaustthe first two players. It was obvious that
Memorial. The memorial is located right neareveryone new each other. They were all
the Freedom Trail. It was beautiful andbetween 65 and 85 . . . maybe older. The park
emotionally breathtaking."The New Englandhad three separate bocce ball courts. Each
Holocaust Memorial was built to foster memoryone is played in a pit surrounded by granite
of and reflection on one of the greatblocks. The floor of the court was stone
tragedies of our time, the Holocaust (Shoah).dust.The group of players laughed and chose
The effort was begun by a group of survivorsup sides by playing odds and evens with their
of Nazi concentration camps who have foundfingers. It was so sweet. They were more than
new homes and new lives in the Boston area.just friends, they were community. This quiet
Dedicated in October, 1995, over 3000scene that lasted for maybe ten minutes is
individuals and organizations from across theone of my favorite memories of Boston. We
community joined in sponsoring the project.said our goodbyes and headed back downtown. I
The Freedom Trail location, in downtownenjoyed the walk and frequently stopped and
Boston, is near Faneuil Hall and many otherread the menus of Italian restaurants taped
treasures of America's history. The siteto their windows.We arrived back at Faneuil
offers a unique opportunity for reflection onHall and Sam Adams before Peg arrived from
the meaning of freedom and oppression and onthe museum. It was a great day for girl and
the importance of a society's respect forpeople watching. There was a wide variety of
human rights . . . Six million numbers areethnic backgrounds represented. Most of them
etched in glass in an orderly pattern,looked like Bostonians. The tourists came in
suggesting the infamous tattooed numbers anda wide variety, also. Just before Peg caught
ghostly ledgers of the Nazi bureaucracy.up with us a group of black young men set up
Evocative and rich in metaphor, the sixa microphone and speaker system and began
towers recall the six main death camps, thecalling people over, "Come and see black men
six million Jews who died, or a menorah ofdance." And, that's what they did. Well,
memorial candles. "Before we could start onactually, it took them quite a long time to
the Freedom Trail, Al had one more stop tostart. Not wanting to perform before a sparse
make. He was anxious that I should try the Lagathering, they kept hyping themselves and
Sfogliatella (Lobstertail) from Mike'sthe crowd. I said to Al, "Their preamble is
Pastry.A photograph of President Kennedy withtoo long for their constitution." I lost
originators Mike and Annette hangs on a wallinterest about the same time Peg arrived and
behind the counter, while a portrait of Frankthe three of us walked off to dinner.We
Sinatra looks down from another. Thedecided to have a quick dinner at the Cheers.
Lobstertail was a little too sweet for me,We each ordered drinks in a Cheers mug plus
but Al loved it as did everyone else I sawone drink in a Cheers glass. The food was
stuffing them in their mouths."The history ofdecent. Again, we sat outside and enjoyed the
this extraordinary and popular item datesviews of people walking by.By the time we
back to a 16th century convent on the Amalfifinished our meal it was almost sailing time
Coast near Naples. This original ancestor offor Harbor Express. We gathered up our
the lobstertail was called La Santarosashopping bags and coats and started off for
(named after the convent, now a popularthe wharf.We hadn't gone more than a hundred
motel, where the owner of Fiat Italy is saidfeet before we spoted Red Auerbach, the great
to frequent), and its filling was a creamycoach of the Boston Celtics. I had to sit
white, which oozed out of the sides, and wasdown and talk to him. He listened well
typically served up hot. In Naples coffeeenough, but never really spoke his mind,
shops, this is still something to die for.which I thought was a little unusual for him.
The white fresh cream filling of theWhen Red refused to give me his cigar, we
Santarosa was replaced as well with a yellowleft in a huff and barely made it onboard our
custard filling, thick, chewy and delicious.catamaran in time to sail back to Quincy.We
The modern day versions of both of these thatreally enjoyed our short stay in Boston, but
Mike's Pastry carries are both the whiteit was just that. It was too short. Next time
cream and yellow cream filled. The best ofwe will arrange a stay of several days, so we
both worlds, and a cake version is availablecan see more sites and talk to more
as well."Personally, I got the biggest kickpeople.Don Doman is a published author, video
out of Maria (probably not her real name). Iproducer, and corporate trainer. He owns the
think she was the boss of everyone . . . atbusiness training site Ideas and Training (
least she certainly acted like it. When anywhich he says is the home of the no-hassle
production company begins a new TV show or"free preview" for business training videos.
feature film based in Boston, they shouldDon and his wife Peg also travel in the
have her tutor the actors on correctPacific Northwest writing of their fun and
pronunciation for the Northend of Boston withadventures.



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