krissyDAY FOUR
If you have never been to Boston, then you should know that most of the city roads are underground! If driving through tunnels gives you high anxiety, you should probably steer clear of the city.
After eating breakfast, we headed over to the Franklin Park Zoo. This zoo isn’t very big, so don’t get your hopes up. Thankfully it was included in our Go City Pass.
They have a rather large gorilla exhibit that allows you to get really close to them.
They have this little truck that you can sit in and pretend you are driving through the lion enclosure. The lions can actually jump on the car if they wanted to! They were lazy while we were there though.
After the zoo we ventured over to see the house of Paul Revere. His house was built in 1680 and he lived there during the American revolution. This is also the oldest house in downtown Boston. Unfortunately, the museum was closed when we went, so we didn’t get to visit inside. There is an entrance fee, but it is covered if you get the Go City Pass.
After the house, we drove over to the church that displayed the signal lanterns that warned the county that the British were coming. Can you imagine how scary that would be? Waiting anxiously in your home, while a whole Army is marching toward you.
Between two wives, Paul had 16 (!!) children. Three of them were named John. I guess after a while you run out of names. Revere lived a long life and died at the age of 83 of natural causes.
Paul Revere reminds me of Jack Black.
For dinner we ate at the Yankee Lobster Company. I love lobster rolls, and by love, I mean I could eat them everyday of the week. These were pretty darn good!
After eating dinner, we headed over to the Prudential building to view the skywalk observatory. This was part of our Go City Pass, otherwise we would not have done it as tickets are pricey. The view from the top overlooking the city is stunningly beautiful. I could sit for hours and watch the lights and cars drive around. Evelyn enjoyed the audio tablet that they give you.
There is just something calming about looking out over the city at night. Watching everyone go about their business, no idea that they are being observed from higher up. Watching the hustle and bustle of people, while you yourself sit back calmly, wondering to yourself where these people are headed, curiously curious about their lives even though you have no chance of ever meeting them. The perfect ending to a wonderful getaway.
