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Thursday, July 3, 2008

We are back from Bahh-ston!

We got back on Sunday from our trip to New England and we had a great time! It is so beautiful up north and the weather was a nice change from what we are having in Texas. Here is the low down on our trip...

Wednesday-we flew out very early and arrived in Boston around 10:45am. We decided to stay in Newton, which is right outside of Boston. We checked in and then headed into the city. We walked the "Freedom Trail" which is literally a trail (red line on the side walks) that takes you by all of the historic statues, churches and buildings. Everything is so old (I am talking 300-400 years old) and interesting. Our friends, Tyler and Lauren, suggested a great little pizza place, Pizzeria Regina and it was so yummy! We then entertained ourselves by watching these 6 guys break dance on the street! They were actually pretty good!

Thursday-this day was our history lesson day--yes, we were nerds! We took a tour bus into Lexington and Concord and learned all about the Battles between us and the British. We actually walked the grounds where the Battle of Lexington happened. The bus dropped us back in Boston around lunch time and then we took a Ship tour around the Boston Harbor. I liked this just cause we were on the water. Then we took a trolley around the city for a bit before getting off and going to dinner. We at a little Italian restaurant called Fig's (another great recommendation from Tyler and Lauren). The weather was so nice so we enjoyed a walk around the park and then found ourselves caught up (literally) in a group of 12,000 people about to start a 5K race!! Funny!

Friday-THIS WAS OUR FAVORITE DAY! On this day we rented a car and drove up the coast into Maine!! This has always been something Bobby has wanted to do, and this was one of the reasons we took this trip in the first place. We started our roadtrip at 8:45am and traveled up through New Hampshire and into Maine, stopping at some of the beautiful beaches along the way. We also hit up some great outlet malls in a little town called Kittery. Our last stop, before heading back, was Portland, Maine, which has the Portland Head lighthouse -- SO PRETTY! Just like the pictures you see, but better. I will have to elaborate more on this day and the places we saw at a later time.

Saturday-this was a lazy day for us, which we needed. We did go and see the campus of MIT (Mass. Institute of Technology) and Harvard (if you know Bobby, this doesnt surprise you). Harvard was beautiful. We took a long nap on this day, had a late dinner and called it a night! We needed our sleep for our 7:30 flight the next morning!

We headed home on Sunday and were so ready to be back and see Polo...who knew we would miss her so much! Well that was our trip and here are some pics to enjoy! I highly recommend a trip to Boston and especially a drive up the coast!

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3 comments:

Rach said...

What a fun trip! I love the lighthouse and beach pics! I still can't believe you guys didn't go to a Red Sox game! I love the Harvard toe rubbing pic! Ha ha! Was it cold there???

Linsey said...

Yea! Love your blog!

Janelle and Ella said...

Looks like such a fun trip!! Now I want to go to Boston. I LOVE the picture of their houses. How fun would it be to live in a place like that?! Glad y'all got to do this.