My site stats show me that I’m getting lots and lots of visitors to my site from the UK. Too funny! So this post is a PSA for Boston tourism.
When our family goes into Boston for the day (we live about 25 miles northwest of the city), we inevitably run into a lot of British tourists. It seems to be a popular destination for Britons, especially during the summer months. In yesterday’s Boston Globe, there was a story about the living history performers who lead tours along the city’s Freedom Trail. It sounds like fun, something I’d be tempted to do even though I’ve walked that trail dozens of times. If you’ve never walked the 2.5-mile trail, I urge you to do so. There’s just so much history to see — plus, it gets you through some cool neighborhoods like Charlestown and the North End (cannoli!). Just don’t do it on a hot August afternoon. The trail can be brutal when it’s over 90 degrees.
I like how this one trail guide teases the British tourists. It reminds me of the time, years ago, I took a tour of Hampton Court in July and the living history guide there had great fun with me, going so far to chide me when I refused to bow to an imaginary king and walk backwards out of the throne room.
“You know you could have been hanged for that?” he asked.
“Well today of all days I’m certainly not bowing and scraping to your king,” I scoffed. He thought about it for a minute then burst out laughing.
It was July 4th.
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