North Bridge

Here the first shots in the Battle of Concord were fired. Both sides suffered a few fatalities and the British then started to withdraw to Boston. They were severely harassed by the militiamen, many of whom had learned guerrilla tactics from the recent French Indian War. The British casualties were heavy - 77 men killed. Our guide, Linda, with Robyn.

Fenway Park, battlefields

October 11th 2016
Geo: 41.7638, -72.6696After a third great hotel breakfast, where Robyn has been teaching Australianisms to one of the boisterous wait staff, we boarded the coach at 9am. A 2017 model with very swish seating and amenities.First stop a tour of Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. They lost last night to Cleveland and their finals campaign is ended, so there were some long faces. Then on t ... read more

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