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Up and at it for our buffet breakfast - waffles were even on the menu this morning! Then we were off wandering up Charles Street and through the Boston Common to Beacon Hill Road and jumped on our trolley bus tour again opposite the State House. Continued down to the harbour and got off where the tour begins to embark on our included harbour cruise. Always a great way to get a totally different perspective on a city when you're looking back from the water. Boston is particularly interesting considering so much of the city is reclaimed land so it's physical size has increased dramatically since its early days. Even Logan airport is located on an Island in the harbour. The South Boston area is one that is greatly expanding and developing even now with more hotels and convention facilities while East Boston has remained more undeveloped. Our cruise took us across to the Charlestown Naval Dockyard with a fabulous view of the over 200 year old USS Constitution. Once docked we wandered across and through the Quincy Markets - a vibrant and bustling array of amazing food outlets, market stalls, wares and trinkets. After a coffee waited at Faneuil Hall, the original town hall for the start of our freedom trail walking Tour. Our guide, dressed in period costume was brilliant! He was a wealth of knowledge pertaining to the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party and aspects of the Salem witch hunt. Quite an insight into American history especially at the Granary Burying Ground with the graves of Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere and Benjamin Franklins parents; and the Omni Parker House - the oldest continually operated hotel in the USA and the birthplace of the famous Boston Cream Pie. We all split for a while for a wander and a shop - I finally managed to get my nails done but even though I found Macys and various other stores it was all a bit overwhelming with very little time. Found way back to the Milner Hotel for a freshen up and quickly headed out again for our big Fenway adventure. On advice tried to secure our return transit rail tickets home in advance but when we encountered difficulty at Boylston station a delightful Bostonian lady took us to Park St station where we were sorted then walked through the Common and up Beacon Hill Road to "Cheers" (had seen the replica one at Quincy Markets earlier). Time for a quick look and photos before Roey came bolting along and we jumped on the last trolley that took us to Fenway. Well over an hour before the big Boston Red Sox v Baltimore Orioles game (baseball of course!) but crowd already pumping. Had a beer at "the Lansdowne" pub then found our Gate D and headed in. The whole experience was awesome! We had great seats and atmosphere was tremendous, just a shame the Red Sox are having a shocker of a season. Didn't seem to perturb the 37,000+ crowd! Walked to Fenway Transit station for our green line tram ride the 5 stops back to Boylston. By this time on a Friday night the city was just getting going - but our feet and bodies were exhausted! Back to bed!
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Barack Hi JR&R, Its Barack and Michelle again. Hilary and the FBI team have been keeping track of you guys and looks tho' they have given me the all clear to let you come on down to DC. I was asked The Question today and I answered 'Yes we can!' Pls check your email for further classified information. BM&B