Having spent the week so far drinking lots of coffee, today we set off in search of tea. We hear they have a really good ‘tea party’ down at the harbour.

We take a nice stroll (the weather has picked up today) and a stop at ‘Finagle A Bagel’ for breakfast. A fairly average breakfast of their ‘famous egg’ bagle gives us our most impressive view for breakfast so far.

Trinity Church was built from 1872 to 1877 and is one of Boston’s most famous sights. Whilst being a spectacular building in its own right, being surrounded by modern skyscrapers gives a unique photo opportunity.

We eventually arrive at the sight of the Boston Tea Party, after a bit of a detour taking in Bostons China Town.

We sign up for the Boston Tea Party experience. This sees us taking part in a recreation of the events backed by a cast of characters, we are all give a prop feather ‘for disguise’ and a character ourselves.

We start with a recreation of Sam Adams rousing speech against King George and his unjust taxes ‘No taxation without representation’ being the slogan. I resit the urge later in the gift shop to ask why I as a British subject, have to pay the US state sales tax.

We then get to take part in the famous event ourselves. Boarding a recreation of one of the boats from the time, we all get a chance to dump the tea from the East India tea company in the Boston harbor.

We continue through the rest of the experience learning more as we go, and seeing a vial believed to be a liquid form of the original tea, and a chest that survived the event and was past down through the generations. The event ends with a film showing the events 16th months following the tea party that would start the war with the British and the statement that ‘The Boston Tea Party, the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution’

Our minds instilled with the sense of importance of this events, and how this still influences Americas values of freedom and liberty, we of course now have the freedom to purchase from their cafe and gift shop.

Our lunch therefore is a US take on a cream tea. We opt for scones, one chocolate chip, one cinnamon and take a side of jam and a cream which is apparently ‘our take on clotted cream’ . Upon first taste Vic exclaims ‘it’s nothing like it!’ . We forego tea in favour of grog however, hot apple juice and rum.

Minds full of history, bellys full of scones, wallets lighter after taxes paid, we head back to the hotel.

A detour takes us to one of several parks dotted around Boston, we spot the area due to the largest flag I’ve ever seen hanging nearby. After a morning of US history it seems fitting to stop for a beer in the garden here with the flag providing a backdrop.

Another rest stop later and we have to stop in the Elephant and Castle. Of course a ‘British’ pub in the heart of Boston’s financial district. Upon entry there is a red telephone box, and various other attempts to keep the theme. A blackboard proudly states they now have Yorkshire puddings and shepherd’s pie is on the menu.

Of course the place is still painfully American, and the whole system falls down when you still can’t just order a beer and pay for it straight away. Of course we have to ‘settle up’ later, where we are provided a bill (including sales tax) and know we are expected to tip for our 2 drinks served at the bar.

We eventually get back to our hotel, with the harbour being about an hours walk away. We decide on Fire and Ice for our evening meal.

Fire and Ice is a unique eatery, where the concept is you fill a bowl from a variety of foods (kept on Ice), take it to the big grill in the middle and then watch as the chef’s cook your dish. Adding your choice of sauces along the way.

We spend the night making various dishes from sweet chilli beef stir fry and chicken fajitas to prawn teriyaki and cheese burger to finish things up.

And then we have an early night as we are both stuffed and need to get our rest for the start of Lost Evenings tomorrow. We know there’s at 2 other Frank Turner fans here already as we spotted them in their t-shirts earlier today.