Fenway Park and the Freedom Trail
I'm pretty sure that as soon as we found out we were moving here, all that Adam could think about was sports. What? Fenway, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, all so close? So of course we had to take the Fenway Park tour when we went into Boston for the Freedom Trail.
Even though I'm not into baseball, it was still a pretty cool tour. It's like 100 years old now, and we got to sit in the old metal chairs (which were teeny tiny!), go up to the booth, and sit on top of the green monster.
I thought the Freedom Trail was a little more fun though. Neither of us are really history buffs, but even so, it was enjoyable just to explore Boston and eat some delicious cannoli. Seriously, I cannot get enough of the cannoli from Mike's Pastry. I'm not even a dessert person, but I just can't help myself! A couple weeks ago I convinced Adam that we needed to drive to the North End just for cannoli and a lobster tail. Mmm...lobster tails. What is a lobster tail? Well I'm glad you asked. It's like a giant, crunchy croissant filled with cream and sprinkled with powdered sugar. But the most important detail? The enormousness. It's so much more fun to eat huge food! Plus the powdered sugar gets on everything, yum yum.
We saw a lot of cool historic sites: old cemeteries, churches, and Paul Revere's home, among others. What we most enjoyed was just wandering around the North End, which is the Italian district. It's just an old part of town with a bunch of little, one-way cobblestone streets and houses all smashed together.
From there we walked across the bridge to the Bunker Hill Monument and USS Constitution. The climb to the top of the monument was so much harder than I'd expected! It doesn't look that high from the bottom, but that spiral staircase is a doozy. I started dying about half way up, but I guess I was doing better than the girl I passed who was yelling up at her boyfriend, telling him how much she hated him for making her climb up. LOL. The view from the top though, totally awesome. Probably not something I need to do for at least another ten years though. My legs are still recovering :).
The USS Constitution was cool, and the museum would've awesome if we had kids. It was really interactive, and we had a lot of fun playing around and learning how to shoot cannons and stuff. It was the last stop on the tour though, and by the time we got there we were pooped. We found a little movie room and laid down to take a quick nap. If you know Adam, you know he always wants a nap.
We finished off the night with dinner at a little Italian place in the North End, which is known for having some great Italian food. Also notable, I rode the real live subway for the first time. Yep, sure thing, I really did. I know all of you back at home are pretty jealous that you don't have such luxurious public transportation in Utah; I'm sure I'll miss it when we get home.
Even though I'm not into baseball, it was still a pretty cool tour. It's like 100 years old now, and we got to sit in the old metal chairs (which were teeny tiny!), go up to the booth, and sit on top of the green monster.
I thought the Freedom Trail was a little more fun though. Neither of us are really history buffs, but even so, it was enjoyable just to explore Boston and eat some delicious cannoli. Seriously, I cannot get enough of the cannoli from Mike's Pastry. I'm not even a dessert person, but I just can't help myself! A couple weeks ago I convinced Adam that we needed to drive to the North End just for cannoli and a lobster tail. Mmm...lobster tails. What is a lobster tail? Well I'm glad you asked. It's like a giant, crunchy croissant filled with cream and sprinkled with powdered sugar. But the most important detail? The enormousness. It's so much more fun to eat huge food! Plus the powdered sugar gets on everything, yum yum.
We saw a lot of cool historic sites: old cemeteries, churches, and Paul Revere's home, among others. What we most enjoyed was just wandering around the North End, which is the Italian district. It's just an old part of town with a bunch of little, one-way cobblestone streets and houses all smashed together.
From there we walked across the bridge to the Bunker Hill Monument and USS Constitution. The climb to the top of the monument was so much harder than I'd expected! It doesn't look that high from the bottom, but that spiral staircase is a doozy. I started dying about half way up, but I guess I was doing better than the girl I passed who was yelling up at her boyfriend, telling him how much she hated him for making her climb up. LOL. The view from the top though, totally awesome. Probably not something I need to do for at least another ten years though. My legs are still recovering :).
The USS Constitution was cool, and the museum would've awesome if we had kids. It was really interactive, and we had a lot of fun playing around and learning how to shoot cannons and stuff. It was the last stop on the tour though, and by the time we got there we were pooped. We found a little movie room and laid down to take a quick nap. If you know Adam, you know he always wants a nap.
We finished off the night with dinner at a little Italian place in the North End, which is known for having some great Italian food. Also notable, I rode the real live subway for the first time. Yep, sure thing, I really did. I know all of you back at home are pretty jealous that you don't have such luxurious public transportation in Utah; I'm sure I'll miss it when we get home.
Subway has always been the secret desire of my heart. I'm now filled with rage. :) Also, that stuff looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteHa I knew you would be. And everything has been really amazing. Tons of awesome new stuff for us to explore.
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