Boston - Old North Church - crypt

Part of our behind-the-scenes tour of the Old North Church took us into the crypt that is in the basement of the church.  They are not sure just how many people are buried in the basement of the church - could be hundreds, could be a thousand.

Each vault could hold about 30 coffins.  Here are some of the headstones for those crypts.

Notice how some have the guidelines marked on them for the carver.

Boston - Old North Church - Bell Tower

While in Boston we took a behind-the-scenes tour of the Old North Church.  One of the stops was up in the bell tower.  We didn't get to see the bells but we saw the ropes that the bell ringers pulled.

I just liked this shot of the window.

This is a sheet of music for ringing the bells.  Each number corresponds to a different bell.  It seems like it would be an easy thing to do  - play the bells - but in reality it isn't, at least for me anyway.