We set out this morning with high hopes of possibly attending the 11:15 service and then joining a 12:15 tour of Trinity Church, near Boston Commons. We drove to Quincy Adams transit station and parked. Our first adventure was folding and stuffing the $5 and two $1 bills in a little slot in the parking pay station corresponding to the stall we were parked in.
Then we headed inside, only to find that the trains were not running today because of track repairs. The lady at the booth told us we would need to get on the train and go one stop to Quincy Center, then board a shuttle bus to the UMASS/JFK station, and then get on the red line train. Needless to say, that meant a substantial delay.
By the time we were standing on the platform waiting for a train to the Copley station, we realized that we had missed the tour, so we shifted gears and took a train to Government Center instead. We walked past City Hall to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market and browsed around. Then we walked over to the National Park Service Visitor Center and waited around to sign up for the 2 p.m. ranger led tour. Unfortunately the tour leader was an older guy, hard to understand and rambling, so we cut out on that and walked the Freedom Trail by ourselves.
 Faneuil Hall |  Old State House |
It's relatively easy to do, because there's a red line in the sidewalk/pavement marking the way (sometimes brick lines), and we had a brochure from the park service. Highlights of the part of the tour we did today were the Old North Church and Paul Revere's home.
 Revere home |  North End! |
We stopped at one of the many Italian restaurants in the North End for dinner (chicken marsala and ziti). The narrow streets, tables along the sidewalk, window boxes with flowers, and architecture reminded us of Italy, not surprisingly.
 One if by land and two if by sea... |  Old North Church is chock a block with history |
Tomorrow we'll try again to get the fuel filter installed in the truck and then head to the Adams National Historical Park to tour the birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
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