Logan had the week off of school for spring break, so we decided to go to Boston to see how America started and learn some history. On the trip, we headed down the Freedom Trail and saw some great historic sites, the Old State House, Paul Revere's House, the Constitution, Bunker Hill, Boston Massacre site, and some others. It was a great day and we had a lot of fun learning about the Boston Tea Party, etc. We stopped at Salty Dog Oyster Bar at Quincy Market and we all tried raw oysters on the half shell there. It was not my favorite experience and was a little salty and chewy for my tastes. The hot sauce helped a little.
We went to the Boston Museum of Science and that was pretty entertaining for all of us. They had a lot to see and I saw a chick hatch for the first time. It was pretty cool.
The Boston Aquarium doesn't compare to the Shed in Chicago, but I love that they had lots of penguins there. They are one of my favorites to see. The sharks swimming around their huge aquarium were pretty freaky. I didn't realize that jellyfish are so resilient and will probably be the last standing in our waters. The best part of the Aquarium day was the IMax theatre where we caught a 3D "Under the Sea" show.
One other day, we went to the Sam Adams Brewery and drank some nice fresh beer. They have a beer on tap that they only serve there that was pretty tasty. They only brew at the Boston Brewery for Boston. They have 2 other breweries that brew for the rest of the US.
We were able to score some Boston Red Sox tickets for a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. It was a little chilly that night, so we got some warm clothes to wear (Sox gear, of course). They serve clam chowder and hot chocolate at their games! I love it. They didn't win the game, but we had a blast anyway. They fans are a lot of fun and really love their hometown team. It was pretty cool to say that we had an opportunity to go to Fenway for a game.
One of my favorite parts of the trip was the trip to the Museum of Fine Arts. I was inches away from Renoir, Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, DaVinci, etc. It was awesome! That was just a part of the museum. We were there for hours looking around and drooling over the great works of art. They had a neat Meditation room there.
Some of the most beautiful view we saw came from the Prudential building tour. You go to the 50th floor and they have 360 degree views from up there. It was a little cloudy that day, but we were able to get a bird's eye view of some of the sites we had already visited and were going to visit.
One sunny day, we ventured to Harvard and walked around the school grounds and went to the Museum of Natural History. I'm not too into stuffed creatures, but they had a cool exhibit of flora species that was completely made of glass. It was pretty amazing the work that this guy and his son had gone through to making the glass look so real.
We went into China town for a few hours one day and tried our first taste of Bubble Tea. It is something that I didn't expect. It was very weird at first, but now that I haven't had it for a couple of days, I think I may miss it. It is something to try, for sure. It's very unique, to say the least. We went to a BBQ place there and had the most interesting meal. We went into the place, because it was a traditional Chinese eatery with the ducks and chickens hanging in the window. I ordered a half chicken and the guy took one down and placed it sideways on the butcher block in front of him. He grabbed his (very sharp) butcher knife and cut the 1/2 chicken into 1 1/2 inches sub sections (across the bone and all). They serve this cold. With each bite, I was picking out bone and skin. It wasn't actually bad tasting. Jeff ordered a pork and rice meal and his looked pretty good. I can say now that I have eaten like a local. (I did leave the chicken leg and foot on my plate). I was not going that "local" this trip. Maybe next time. We stopped at a pastry place and Logan got this very delicious coconut bar and Jeff and I got almond cookies. I don't eat many sweets now, but that cookie was heavenly!
We stopped at MIT to take a few photos of the great contemporary architecture that they have there. It was a great day to nap on their pavilion stairs.
Being the politician, Jeff and I decided to hit the JFK museum to get a little history lesson. Did you know that he started the US space program and the Peace Corp? He also started the humane treatment of mentally handicapped persons and spoke at the Berlin Wall (a part of the wall is at the museum on display).
One of the best meals (rich meals) that we experienced was lobster dinner at the Legal Sea Foods. I had the traditional lobster boil, Jeff had Lobster dinner with 2 sides, and Logan had the deep fried shrimp dinner with 2 sides. My dinner came in a steam pack with corn on the cob, mussels, clams, lobster, chorizo, and clam chowder. We had the best Boston Cream Pie for dessert. It was a great feast to end our trip in Boston. We found out that the Boston Cream Pie is more of a layered cake. A tasty layer cake.
Dunkin' Donuts on every corner there and we all became addicted to the DD. Or, as I now call it, the Double D.
I love the T. We went everywhere on the T. We need one in Madison. The subway system was great and reliable. Do not rent a car when you go to Boston. It would be a nightmare with the one way street and parking issues. The T can get you anywhere you need to go. And bring a comfortable pair of walking shoes. We definitely used ours.
All in all, we had a very adventurous trip and didn't do much relaxing. Maybe next time...
**did anyone notice that Logan is now TALLER than me?
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