Boston Day 2

Around town, DUKW Tour and Freedom Trail ...

On the way to the pick up point for the Boston Duck Tours. There were a couple of dozen of these globes decorated in different eco themes

The new State House. The dome is covered in gold leaf! 

I cannot identify this church but it was nice all the same! 

Boston Common 

Copley Square. Terri and Anne on bronze rabbit and turtle respectively 

Trinity Church in Copley Square 

Adjacent to Copley Square the John Hancock Tower, 63 storeys, built exactly 100 years after Trinity Church in the photo above. The John Hancock Tower was built with a totally glass exterior to reflect the older architectures. You can see the reflection of adjacent buildings 

Public Library on the left and yet another handsome church across the road. This is still around Copley Square

The amphibious DUKW vehicles were first designed and built in WWII. Boston Duck Tours still have four of the originals in operation. This one is a later builds - they have about 40 in total!

Our DUCKW Tour pick up point was at the Science Museum, hence Anne's friend! 

Our driver / captain for the DUKW Tour. He was good value with plenty of information for the 80 minute tour 

Our hotel can be see here. The Omni Parker Hotel is the oldest continuously operated hotel in Boston and is right in the centre of the original town 

You don't often see a Steinway Piano outlet!

The original Cheers Bar around which the TV series was modelled. Outside shots were all filmed here. 

Some of the traditional Boston city dwellings 

Newbury Street were all the Mercedes, BMWs and money hangs out 

Our DUKW Tour amphibious vehicle reflected in the John Hancock Tower. You can just pick out Terri and Anne up near the front!

A classy address where a another series was filmed - Boston Legal?? 

Some more traditional Boston city dwellings 

The relatively new Zakim / Bunker Hill Bridge - not dissimilar to the Sydney ANZAC Bridge 

The road system around here makes me thankful that I have already returned the rental car! 

Now in the water! Private boat going off for Labour Day Weekend. Note the dog  

This is one of the original DUKW vehicles from WWII 

Our driver / captain allowed a couple of people to "drive" the vehicle in the water 

View of Boston City from the water

Paul Revere's house built around 1680 and purchased by Paul Revere, a silversmith, in 1770. The Revere family owned the house for about 30 years 

Well known Union Oyster Bar 

The Holocaust Memorial

Again, the Holocaust Memorial