Boston - Tea Party Museum and Frog Pond

The Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum came highly recommended, and we enjoyed it too, although the boys were a touch bemused at times by the participation encouraged (and the concept of actors...). Although they got the hang of throwing the 'tea' into the harbour. I have never seen Americans so interested in, and trying, tea. We cautiously bought some leaf tea too, in decorative canister, and it is very enjoyable. Afterwards we went for a walk  across the harbour to the Barking Crab for lunch, where we had a really nice seafood casserole, among other seafood things, and also shared a Boston cream cake, because that was important to me.

After lunch we went to the Boston Common Frog Pond - a big wading pool in a public park (iceskating rink in winter!), because that is what the boys wanted to do. Unfortunately, the fountain wasn't on, we were a bit disappointed about that, but a good time was had splashing around with dad, and it was plenty hot and humid enough that it was restoring good humours too.

What we didn't get to explore in more detail - was the green belt (The Greenway) that has been created by putting a big elevated road underground (route 93?), in a sweeping curve that follows around the outside of the main city bit of Boston, part of which is pictured. We had walked the children to the limit, so we just admired the bit we walked through to get to the Tea Party Ships and Museum.