Through Boston, I walked the line

With Johnny Cash in my head, no less.

The so-called "Freedom Trail" links historical monuments on a cool 2.5 mile walking tour through Boston's center.

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It was raining most of the time, but I didn't bust out my umbrella. Seattle-born people are hardcore that way.

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A beautiful array of old American flags in Massachusetts' capitol building includes one displayed backwards to show its more neatly embroidered side.

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Further down the road, Granary Burial Ground, founded in 1660, is the city's third-oldest cemetery.

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Our tombstone engraving norms sure have changed. This close to Halloween, I found the old style sort of creepy!

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Old and new buildings in a skyline are one of my favorite things… keep reading for a closeup of the glass skyscraper.

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Boston's Quincy Market is a great people watching and grub getting hangout.

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But the very Italian North End district won my heart.

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Easily could have spent all day here listening to people chit chat in Italian and Boston accents.

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Paul Revere sort of resembles Paul Newman, don't you think?

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In front of an historic church, a modern memorial to lost Iraq War vets

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And that spectacular building, again….

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When I'd had my share of walking around and reading plaques, I hopped on the subway and headed outbound to meet a friend at Harvard.

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As I walked through Cambridge toward a campus entrance, I saw a perfect looking apple someone had forgotten about. It was sitting on a ledge inside the school, separated from the outside world by iron bars. The apple and the tree in the background made me contemplate the knowledge we attain through higher education.

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At least the W.A.S.P.y university's motto is "Truth"

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And it's not considered Ivy League for nothing. 

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