We
had tickets to the Red Sox baseball game that night so decided to spend a
leisurely day in Boston. As we walked the perimeter of the Boston Public
Gardens adjacent to Boston Common along Beacon Street we came upon the bar from
the television series “Cheers”. I was going to look for it anyway, it just made
it much easier when it presented itself so readily. I probably would not have
found it if I had gone in search of it. The bar, which was founded in 1969 as
the Bull and Finch Pub, was used for exterior shots only in the show and does
not resemble the bar in the television series at all on the inside. However in
2002 the owners gave up and officially renamed the bar Cheers.
The Public Gardens were beautiful in the
morning light as we walked somewhat aimlessly about to a second coincidental
stumbling on our part (remember I
mentioned if you look, something will always come up to entertain your children
and save the day). Ours was the discovery of the bronze statues commemorating
Robert McCloskey’s children’s story “Make Way For Ducklings.” It is located
near the central pond not far from the Bull and Finch Pub. The book was so
popular the statues were created and placed in the public park. It was pretty
exciting, to Gavin in particular, as he had just finished reading the book in
school so this discovery was a gold mine for him. Sitting on the large mama
duck’s back, Gavin proceeded to tell us the story of the two mallard ducks who
decided to raise their family on an island in the pond in Boston’s Public Garden.
Neither of these things were typical
tourist things to do in Boston. The bar has become one but at the time of our
visit the series was just getting under way. They just happened and it’s
important you be prepared to embrace these types of opportunities when they
occur. It adds a wonderful dimension to your travel plans and in all honesty
works best when you have not tried to plan it at all.
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