Brian and I went to Lexington (as in Lexington and Concord) for a picnic lunch on the 4th. We sat on one of the first battlefields of the revolutionary war. Strangely, there were very few people around. In Boston, people tend to do the same things at the same time. While we were enjoying our picnic, everyone else in the hundred mile radius was scoping out a seat for the fireworks at the esplanade on the Charles River. We were glad to avoid the crowd. Perhaps we'll keep the July 4th picnic in Lexington as a tradition in our family (at least as long as we are here).
2 comments:
Love the pictures! Sounds like you all had a great time. I have heard that some of the towns do not celebrate the fourth much until the day Declaration was actually read in the towns. Did you find any of that going on?
Yes, that's true; I think a lot of people come out at the reading and so on. Which makes it perfect to go out there in the morning or after lunch--you're expecting these huge crowds, and it's actually really peaceful!
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