| If you want historical sites of the
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| | with its combination of New England and
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| American Revolution, you need to visit
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| | Italian inflections.After wadling out of
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| Boston. Of course there are other reasons
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| | Mike's we started on our version of the
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| to visit, also: the food, the people, and
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| | Freedom Trail. I quickly regretted eating
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| the accents.Having experiencing a detour
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| | the Lobstertail when I passed an Italian
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| within seconds after we picked up our
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| | deli. I just couldn't eat any more, so
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| rental car at Boston's Logan Airport, we
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| | with tears in my eyes we ventured on. We
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| didn't want to brave the hand directed
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| | visited Paul Revere's House, the oldest
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| traffic of the streets of Boston.
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| | structure in Boston. It was built in 1680
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| Instead, we opted for Harbor Express, a
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| | and purchased by Paul Revere in 1770. I
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| passenger only ferry out of Qunicy, which
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| | knocked on the door, but Paul didn't
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| is just across the harbor. The Harbor
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| | answer, so we moved on.Next on the trail
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| Express lands you just yards from the
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| | was Paul Revere Square and a beautiful
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| Quincy Market and this is a great place
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| | statue of Paul riding his borrowed horse
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| to start any adventure in Boston.Quincy
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| | for the midnight ride. Legend has the
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| Market is one long food court with
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| | name of the horse as Brown Beauty. Brown
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| restaurants above and below. Fast food
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| | Beauty or not, the staue is magnificent.
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| options abound. We noted that Vietnamese
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| | The statue is found in tree studded
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| noodle soup shops were missing, but most
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| | square adjacent to the Old North Church,
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| other ethnic foods were present. Peg
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| | also known as the Christ Church. It was
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| picked a quiche for lunch, while Al had
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| | here that Robert Newman hung the lanterns
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| scallops and lobster bisque (his two
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| | signaling the approach of the British
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| favorite choices at every seafood
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| | troops in the War for Independence. Less
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| establishment we selected). I chose a
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| | than twenty feet from Paul there were tee
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| lobster roll and giant steamed prawns
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| | shirts and sweatshirts for sale to
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| with lemon juice and cocktail sauce. The
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| | tourists. We declined to buy.We walked
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| lobster roll was only okay, but the
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| | past the lines waiting to enter the
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| prawns were succulent and excellent.We
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| | church and continued up a small hill to
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| took our food outside and sat on a stone
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| | Copp's Hill Burying Ground, which is the
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| bench. The weather was pleasant and the
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| | resting place for many of the colonial
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| food was good. We began laying out our
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| | Bostonians. The British set up a battery
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| plans for the afternoon. Overhearing us
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| | there and used it to fire on Charlestown.
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| was a shopping cart sourvineer salesman
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| | It was interesting to see how small the
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| named Guiness. He was pleasant and funny.
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| | hills were. We walked down towards the
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| We talked for a few minutes. He didn't
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| | water and saw the Bunker Hill Memorial
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| try to sell us anything, which was nice.
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| | across the Charles River standing high
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| I'm sure he had enough people buying.We
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| | behind an office building. Copp's Hill
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| decided that Peg would take a taxi to the
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| | and Bunker Hill were only small
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| Boston Fine Art Museum and meet us three
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| | elevations . . . and of course the first
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| hours later near the statue of Sam Adams
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| | major battle of the revolution, Bunker
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| in front of Fanuel Hall, which stands in
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| | Hill was really fought on Breed's Hill,
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| front of Quincy Market. Al and I decided
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| | but history sometimes gets some things
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| to start off on the Freedom Trail. Al is
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| | right . . . and sometimes gets them
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| even less inclined to walk than Peg and
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| | wrong.The U.S.S. Constitution, also known
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| I, so this worked out fine. The Freedom
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| | as "Old Ironsides" is located in the
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| Trail starts just a few feet from where
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| | Charlestown Navy Yard less than a quarter
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| we dined."In 1958, local journalist
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| | mile from Bunker Hill. The ship was
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| William Schofield had the idea that
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| | launched in Boston on October 21, 1797.
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| Boston's sites could be more accessible
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| | Old Ironsides is the oldest commissioned
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| to residents and visitors, and conceived
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| | warship afloat in the world.Each year the
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| of the Freedom Trail. A natural and
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| | ship sails for a turn-around. Passage is
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| easily-accomplished idea, the sixteen
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| | arranged via a lottery. You can submit
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| historic sites between Boston Common and
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| | your name on the office Navy site for Old
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| The Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown
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| | Ironsides.Al and I continued our walk
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| were connected by a red line, and The
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| | along the waterfront and then stopped at
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| Freedom Trail was born. In addition to
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| | a small park. We approached a bocce ball
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| the historic sites, the beauty of the
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| | court and watched a game between two
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| sights, sounds, and neighborhoods along
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| | older men."Bocce had its beginnings in
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| the way made walking The Freedom Trail an
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| | the Italian Alps during the early
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| instantly popular activity. In 1964, the
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| | Christian era, when players tossed stones
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| Foundation was incorporated as a
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| | at a target (the object being to land as
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| nonprofit organization. From 1958 to 1992
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| | close as possible to the target). Roman
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| the entire Foundation was run, organized,
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| | soldiers, employing balls instead of
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| and maintained by volunteer support-its
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| | stones, spread the game throughout the
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| early success was due solely to the
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| | Roman Empire, where the game evolved to
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| spirit and leadership of the people of
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| | boules (France), lawn bowls (England) and
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| the City of Boston. Now the Foundation
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| | bocce (from the vulgar Latin word for
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| continues to produce real accomplishments
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| | ball, bottia) in Italy."The two men
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| in the areas of education, marketing,
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| | played out their game and then some
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| capital improvements and
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| | fellows who had been playing cards nearby
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| income-generating projects."One of the
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| | put their table and chairs away in a
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| sites that Al wanted us to visit was the
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| | locker and joined the first two players.
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| New England Holocaust Memorial. The
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| | It was obvious that everyone new each
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| memorial is located right near the
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| | other. They were all between 65 and 85 .
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| Freedom Trail. It was beautiful and
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| | . . maybe older. The park had three
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| emotionally breathtaking."The New England
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| | separate bocce ball courts. Each one is
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| Holocaust Memorial was built to foster
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| | played in a pit surrounded by granite
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| memory of and reflection on one of the
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| | blocks. The floor of the court was stone
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| great tragedies of our time, the
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| | dust.The group of players laughed and
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| Holocaust (Shoah). The effort was begun
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| | chose up sides by playing odds and evens
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| by a group of survivors of Nazi
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| | with their fingers. It was so sweet. They
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| concentration camps who have found new
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| | were more than just friends, they were
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| homes and new lives in the Boston area.
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| | community. This quiet scene that lasted
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| Dedicated in October, 1995, over 3000
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| | for maybe ten minutes is one of my
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| individuals and organizations from across
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| | favorite memories of Boston. We said our
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| the community joined in sponsoring the
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| | goodbyes and headed back downtown. I
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| project. The Freedom Trail location, in
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| | enjoyed the walk and frequently stopped
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| downtown Boston, is near Faneuil Hall and
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| | and read the menus of Italian restaurants
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| many other treasures of America's
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| | taped to their windows.We arrived back at
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| history. The site offers a unique
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| | Faneuil Hall and Sam Adams before Peg
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| opportunity for reflection on the meaning
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| | arrived from the museum. It was a great
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| of freedom and oppression and on the
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| | day for girl and people watching. There
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| importance of a society's respect for
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| | was a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds
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| human rights . . . Six million numbers
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| | represented. Most of them looked like
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| are etched in glass in an orderly
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| | Bostonians. The tourists came in a wide
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| pattern, suggesting the infamous tattooed
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| | variety, also. Just before Peg caught up
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| numbers and ghostly ledgers of the Nazi
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| | with us a group of black young men set up
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| bureaucracy. Evocative and rich in
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| | a microphone and speaker system and began
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| metaphor, the six towers recall the six
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| | calling people over, "Come and see black
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| main death camps, the six million Jews
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| | men dance." And, that's what they did.
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| who died, or a menorah of memorial
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| | Well, actually, it took them quite a long
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| candles. "Before we could start on the
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| | time to start. Not wanting to perform
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| Freedom Trail, Al had one more stop to
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| | before a sparse gathering, they kept
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| make. He was anxious that I should try
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| | hyping themselves and the crowd. I said
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| the La Sfogliatella (Lobstertail) from
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| | to Al, "Their preamble is too long for
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| Mike's Pastry.A photograph of President
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| | their constitution." I lost interest
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| Kennedy with originators Mike and Annette
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| | about the same time Peg arrived and the
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| hangs on a wall behind the counter, while
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| | three of us walked off to dinner.We
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| a portrait of Frank Sinatra looks down
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| | decided to have a quick dinner at the
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| from another. The Lobstertail was a
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| | Cheers. We each ordered drinks in a
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| little too sweet for me, but Al loved it
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| | Cheers mug plus one drink in a Cheers
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| as did everyone else I saw stuffing them
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| | glass. The food was decent. Again, we sat
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| in their mouths."The history of this
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| | outside and enjoyed the views of people
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| extraordinary and popular item dates back
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| | walking by.By the time we finished our
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| to a 16th century convent on the Amalfi
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| | meal it was almost sailing time for
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| Coast near Naples. This original ancestor
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| | Harbor Express. We gathered up our
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| of the lobstertail was called La
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| | shopping bags and coats and started off
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| Santarosa (named after the convent, now a
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| | for the wharf.We hadn't gone more than a
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| popular motel, where the owner of Fiat
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| | hundred feet before we spoted Red
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| Italy is said to frequent), and its
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| | Auerbach, the great coach of the Boston
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| filling was a creamy white, which oozed
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| | Celtics. I had to sit down and talk to
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| out of the sides, and was typically
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| | him. He listened well enough, but never
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| served up hot. In Naples coffee shops,
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| | really spoke his mind, which I thought
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| this is still something to die for. The
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| | was a little unusual for him. When Red
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| white fresh cream filling of the
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| | refused to give me his cigar, we left in
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| Santarosa was replaced as well with a
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| | a huff and barely made it onboard our
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| yellow custard filling, thick, chewy and
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| | catamaran in time to sail back to
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| delicious. The modern day versions of
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| | Quincy.We really enjoyed our short stay
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| both of these that Mike's Pastry carries
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| | in Boston, but it was just that. It was
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| are both the white cream and yellow cream
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| | too short. Next time we will arrange a
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| filled. The best of both worlds, and a
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| | stay of several days, so we can see more
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| cake version is available as
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| | sites and talk to more people.Don Doman
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| well."Personally, I got the biggest kick
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| | is a published author, video producer,
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| out of Maria (probably not her real
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| | and corporate trainer. He owns the
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| name). I think she was the boss of
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| | business training site Ideas and Training
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| everyone . . . at least she certainly
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| | ( which he says is the home of the
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| acted like it. When any production
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| | no-hassle "free preview" for business
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| company begins a new TV show or feature
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| | training videos. Don and his wife Peg
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| film based in Boston, they should have
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| | also travel in the Pacific Northwest
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| her tutor the actors on correct
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| | writing of their fun and adventures.
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| pronunciation for the Northend of Boston
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