Boston, Harvard, and Fenway Park!

Our first stop in Boston was leaving Boston for Cambridge and Harvard. Again, suprised by how old all the stuff was. Buildings constructed in the early 1700's, enormous campus and muggy weather. The statue is John Harvard, the plaque was so impressive I had to include it.

We bought tickets to the Old Town Trolley, which was a very good move. We saw all the sites and the drivers were great tour guides. We were amazed to learn all the things that Paul Revere did other than take midnight rides. Boston is a beautiful city, very clean, and sooo much history.

The Old North Church from the other side of the harbor.

We toured this WW2 Destroyer that is mothballed next to the US Consitution - Old Ironsides. The kids thought the ship was cool but the sleeping quarters were a little tight.

Sophie and Joanna fell in love with this townhouse across from Bunker Hill.

Jake and Maddy were the only ones with enough energy to climb the 294 steps to the top of the Bunker Hill memorial (a small Washington Monument). Maddy did calf-lifts on the way down because she is worried that she's getting soft on this vacation. I quit after 75 stairs because I was soft before the trip.

One of the highlights of our trip: Fenway Park! We all loved the park, Yawkey Way, the die-hard Sox fans and the hot dogs with peppers and onions. We ate big, cheered for the Red Sox and sang Sweet Caroline with the crowd. We witnessed 3 homers over the green monster (we were straightaway center field) and a Red Sox loss to the A's. That makes us 0-2 for home-team wins on our trip, so we can expect the Indians to lose next Tuesday night. But that was probably going to happen anyway...

photos by: Jake