walk the line
another weekend, another town. this time my wandering feet took me to Beantown. Boston, that is.
after meeting up with a few friends, i found myself at Boston Common at the start of the Freedom Trail. the Freedom Trail consists of a 2.5 mile red line that meanders throughout downtown Boston. along this path there are 16 important statues, churches, monuments, and other historical sites of New England interest. forsaking the guided tour (what do we look like, tourists?), we set out on our own to learn about the history of this fine town.
the plan was simple: follow this strange red line wherever it took us, stop at each historic site, and drink a beer after each and every one. did i mention there are sixteen sites?
yes, this undertaking went much as you would have expected. we paid plenty of attention at the State House and Park Street Church. we were even appropriately respectful at the graves of John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Paul Revere. but the Boston pubs quickly took their toll on our reverence and attention spans. i had been thinking that having a red line painted on the ground was kind of silly and a little insulting, but several pints in (and only halfway through this “tour”), we found ourselves clinging to the line for dear life. “at least we know which way our car is” became our mantra as we wove back and forth in the general direction of freedom.
i’m not as certain that the bronze donkey statue was an official Freedom Tour stop as i am that there must be pictures of that encounter plastered all over the internet by now. i may not have learned much about freedom or history, but i got a pretty good taste of the beer and chowdah. and what do you know- our car was waiting for us back at the beginning of that blessed little red line.
now who can drive?
one more pint for the Journey,
-louie-
February 20th, 2010 at 2:59 am
I haven’t seen walk the line yet, but I guess I will have to see it. Most of the reviews I read say it is really great.