Beantown Highlights

Emily and I traveled to Boston last week for a little sisterly getaway. It was a great trip. There is SO much to do there! Here are a few highlights (in no particular order) from our 3.5 day trip!
The weather STUNK the ENTIRE time we were there. It was in the 60's and it rained all week. Not pouring rain (except the first day), but it was as if someone was spritzing a spray bottle at your face ALL THE TIME. It was quite a nuisance. The first day it was really raining, so we bought these fashionable ponchos.
On the second day, we went to Cambridge to visit Harvard. We took an un-official tour with a student lead company and it was great. So much history and fun facts about everything. This building in particular, is a student dorm and, was home to Matt Damon back in his Harvard years.
We took a Duck tour and it was fabulous! A DUCK is a vehicle used in the military to travel on land and water. Our tour guide and driver, Tom Foolery, was hilarious. He shared so many interesting stories and facts and we later took his advice about Boston Creme Pie at our hotel and Durgin Park in Quincy Market for dinner!
As we were walking around the Boston Common and the Public Garden, I just had to... Em is a fun hater and wouldn't do one with me.
I think the American Revolution is so interesting. We teach it in 5th grade and even though I don't teach (or care for Social Studies really :~), we integrate it into a few reading projects. I got some really great pictures of important places and statues of important people, like Paul Revere here, to share with my students next year!

The other highlight was Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. Probably my favorite part of the trip, and I forgot my camera that morning. I got some good shots on my phone but am waiting to receive the actual pictures from Emily. Fenway was awesome - so much history there and the tour we took was really cool.

You'll notice I have used the word "tour" a few times. We took A LOT of tours. My sister loves tours :) - and with her being a Marine wife, got military discounts almost everywhere we went, while I paid full price! All in all, it was a fab trip! I'd love to go back sometime and hope the weather cooperates a little more!