Boston

I was getting that travel itch again, so I convinced Alex to go to Boston with me over Labor Day weekend. Neither of us had ever been to the Northeast, so we were pretty excited. We picked Beth up in New York, and made our way up the coast driving through a total of 6 states in 6 hours. Awesome. You can only do that here.

We happened to be arriving in Boston around the time that Hurricane Earl was supposed to hit, so we spent our first night indoors. This worked out fine because there was a swimming pool in the hotel and Nicole LOVES swimming. And she loves her "Bethy."


The next day we did the city and made our way along the Freedom Trail. This has to be the coolest idea ever. They have a red line going through the city that you follow to see all of the historical and must-see sites. When you actually visit the sites, it makes history become so much more real. Now I know where the famous "one if by land, two if by sea" lights were hung, and I have seen the path that Paul Revere rode to thwart the attack by the Brits. Boston was absolutely beautiful.

Walking through one of the many burial grounds

Paul Revere with the Old North Church behind him

We found this little park with some water fountains and let Nicole run around for a little bit. She was soaking wet by the time we left!

In case you can't tell, Nicole was in love with this little duck, from the "Make Way for Ducklings" statues in the Public Garden. We also took a ride on the swan boats for the fun of it.

On Sunday we drove out to Lexington and Concord and toured through those areas. We picnicked on the Battle Green in Lexington, and ended on a high note at the North Bridge, site of “the shot heard ‘round the world'.”

Beth and Nicole having fun on the Battle Green

Cheers! Enjoying "tea" at the Hartwell Tavern

The North Bridge

Our view of the Concord River from the bridge

We made the trek home on Monday, but not without swimming one last time, and stopping at an orchard on the way home to grab some apple cider and cider donuts. Yum!