I visited my friend in Wei in Lexington in 2015. I visited Wei and her family again, and spent an afternoon lazily walking part of the Freedom Trail in Boston. I really enjoyed Boston, there's a ton to explore there.
I started at Copp's Hill Burying Ground near the harbor in the North End, which dates from the 1600s. Among others, Increase, Cotton, and Samuel Mather are buried there; Increase and Cotton were key figures in the Salem witch trials.
The Old North Church is nearby. In 1775 the sexton Robert Newman famously hung signal lanterns in the church's belfry to warn Paul Revere that the British were coming. My picture shows the church's organ; privateer Thomas James Gruchy captured the cherubim from a French ship.
Paul Revere Mall, behind the church.
The "Old State House was the seat of the British colonial government between 1713 and 1776" and the facade still sports the English lion and the Scottish unicorn. The basement is a subway station.
The Old South Meeting House, where Samuel Adams kicked off the Boston Tea Party.
Benjamin Franklin in front of the Old City Hall, which was the city hall from 1865 to 1969.
The Granary Burying Ground dates from 1660. Folks buried here include Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and victims of the Boston Massacre. Paul Revere has two monuments next to each other.
The Massachusetts State House, under repair.
The state house seen from Boston Common.
