by Simran Jayasinghe
We woke up at the Marriott at Copley Place, and packed up our stuff. We checked out of the hotel, but had them hold our bags. Then, we walked our mother to the library. She wisely chose to stay at the cool, air-conditioned library, while Dad, Kiran, Svara, and I walked 2 point something miles in the hot sun on the Freedom Trail. We started at the Visitor Center in the Boston Commons, and our first stop was the Statehouse.
We took pictures, and went back on the trail, walking from stop to stop, until we had been stuffed full of history and we all had back pains. We did stop to get ice cream halfway through, and then we went back on the trail. We went on until Paul Revere’s House.
We toured the House and the museum, but chose not to go any farther.
We didn’t have enough time or willpower to finish it all at once. Then, we went back to the library, to pick up Mom, who had been having a fairly good time. We got snagged on a book until 5:00 when the library closed, then went back to the hotel to collect our luggage. After making sure we had everything, we took a shuttle to the Embassy Suites near the Boston airport. We checked in just in time to drop our bags off at our room and rush down to the lobby for the complimentary evening reception. We happily snacked on celery, cucumbers, chips, goldfish, and more. Later, we went back up to our room where we relaxed until late. Then, we got room service for dinner and promptly fell asleep.