Awake and ready to go! We woke up ready for the second day of our trip! The hotel had a very nice breakfast spread. There were two Belgian waffle makers with fruit and whipped cream, yogurt, breads, muffins, bagels, fruit..whole and cut fruit salad, cereals, eggs, sausage, juices, milk, hot chocolate, and coffee. Everyone ate and was ready and raring to go. During the quick 20 minute bus ride, I had the kids youtube "Here Come the Ducklings" and watch it so that they understood the Duck statue when we got there. We got let off at Boston Common. We walked through Boston Common, made our way to the Boston Gardens and walked by the Swan Boats that were put into commission in 1877 and are still used every day. They are really neat because they have a system where the driver pedals, like a bike to move a paddlewheel and make them go. We walked over to the Duck statues and took some pictures of the ducks that are in "Here Come The Ducklings", which is the city's official book. We walked by Cheers and took a few pictures. One thing the kids really noticed was the amount of children from what looked like day care centers that were in the park playing. Then we walked down Newbury St. and talked about the old buildings and the richness of the neighborhood. This is in Back Bay, so we talked about how the Back Bay was filled up to create more room for Boston. We also talked about how the "sunny" side of the street (North) was built first because it was more pleasing to have a house that faces the sun. We walked to Copley Square and looked at Trinity Church and how it reflects at the John Hancock building. The Boston Public Library was our next stop. The kids were given some time to wander around in the library and look at the amazing art on the walls and ceilings. The kids later said this was their favorite part of the day. We walked up to the Prudential Center and had lunch in their food court with a little time to shop. I found an absolutely awesome book about the Freedom Trail and its history at Barnes and Noble, so I bought it for $8. After lunch, part of our group went up to take a Duck tour and then I took the remainder of the group to the North part of Boston. We stopped at Copp's cemetery and checked out some graves. I taught the kids about the symbols of the gravestone art, such as the skull and crossbones, the wings to heaven, and the epitaphs. We located Robert Newton's grave, who was the man who hung the lanterns in the Old North Church to signal Paul Revere and William Dawes to ride. We found the Mathers….Cotton and Increase, who were part of Salem witch trials, and several others that had cool stories. When we were ready to move on, we ran to a gift shop for souvenirs and walked to Mike's Pastries for Cannoli's! The kids LOVED them. Most of them haven't ever had one and were very eager to try them. As we were finishing our Cannoli's, we walked to Paul Revere's house and talked about it just a little bit. Then we saw the Mariner's Inn, a hotel just for seamen and sailors. Finally ending back up at Quincy Market, we were able to rest a little and listen to the street performers. There was a man who was playing "drums" on pots, pans, and buckets. Very cool. The kids watched him for quite a while. Marianne, the TD, brought the other set of kids back with her to meet us next to Faneuil Hall and we walked through the Holocaust Memorial in Boston before we went to eat. I am always amazed by this memorial, as it has six towers and each has a million numbers on it, representing the six million who were killed during the genocide. Heading back to Quincy Market, the kids were given their food vouchers and off to choose what they wanted to eat. I had some very fresh, very yummy fresh fish and chips. The cod was excellent and the potatoes were fresh cut. We had some shopping time in Quincy Market after dinner and then we boarded the bus and came back to the hotel due to the fact that the Arizona group was extremely tired from their overnight flight. I let my kids have until 10 PM to wander the halls. There was a pool, but it was outdoor, so we didn't do any swimming since the weather was only about 55 degrees..BRR.