{"id":231,"date":"2008-09-06T17:43:42","date_gmt":"2008-09-06T21:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.net\/wordpress\/?p=231"},"modified":"2008-09-06T17:43:42","modified_gmt":"2008-09-06T21:43:42","slug":"boston-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Boston &#8211; Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Probably the best day yet.\u00a0 After dropping our sister off for her last day of work, we took off to Lexington\/Concord.\u00a0 We saw battle green in Lexington, and then traveled Battle Road to Concord.\u00a0 At Concord we saw the North Bridge &#8211; where Patriot troops opened fire on British regulars and then a mob battle all the way back to Boston took place.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.net\/special\/boston\/IMG_0144.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.net\/special\/boston\/IMG_0144.jpg?w=200\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The visitors center about half-way down the trail has a really excellent video presentation of how the events took place.\u00a0 Lots of stuff I didn&#8217;t realize about how this historic event took place.\u00a0 It presents a great timeline of events and people involved.<\/p>\n<p>Also along the very hikable trail are great preserved scenes and locations from the battle.\u00a0 At one of the taverns where skirmishes took place, they even have musket demonstrations from a really great and knowledgeable staff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.net\/special\/boston\/shot.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mattfife.net\/special\/boston\/shot.jpg?w=200\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So far, the most amazing thing so far is how close everything is.\u00a0 You can drive one end of the road to the other in just 30 minutes &#8211; but the events that took place there ranged over a whole 24 hour period.\u00a0 I would highly recommend this whole area if you have a chance to see it &#8211; and learn amazing things about the birth of your country.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we stopped by Waldon pond and saw the site of Thoreau&#8217;s cabin. 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