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Especially my left foot, every night I had to rest it and then shove it back into my work shoe the next morning, which was the only pair of shoes I managed to bring along. (We didn't want any possibility of lost luggage, so we each opted to bring a small carry-on bag on the flight.)
I walked a couple of miles up the road from the hotel to the Museum of Fine Art. Then I walked a few miles inside the museum. By the time I got through the ancient Egyptian exhibit, my feet were very sore, indeed! But there was plenty more to see.
Some of my favorite exhibits were the colonial American artifacts, the ancient Greek pottery, and the roomfuls of lovely oil paintings from just about every era. There was even a small medieval section. The collection of impressionists was very nice, they always look so much more vibrant in person than in the photos found in books, and on the postcards I bought.
We ate dinner on Friday night at a pub called the Sevens. Amazingly, they had no burgers or fried foods on the menu. So I ordered a French Dip. The was easily the best sandwich I've had in years, it was stacked so full of roast beef I could hardly eat it.
We also had a dinner companion, a stout, middle-aged fellow named Kevin McDermott. We talked for a long time about Boston, and he was able to answer many questions before his wife came and collected him in her Jeep. Questions such as, "Where do the lower income people live?" (Basically, far outside of the city.)
On Friday, we took a trolley tour of the city. This tour allowed you to get on an off at any stop, as a new trolley would come and pick you up later (they just kept driving in a big loop.) This way, we were able to go on board the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship in the world. It is still manned by the US Navy, and to be chosen for duty on board the Constitution is considered a great honor. It was a very impressive ship, I wish I had had my camera with me (alas, my digital camera is broken.)I think Brian got some photos with his film camera.
We also got out of the trolley at Fenway Park, so that Brian could get photos, and at the place where Boston's hockey team plays. He got photos with his camera there, too!
All in all, we were very impressed with Boston, and would love to visit again soon, as there were many things we missed out on seeing during this trip.