Rob and I just got back from a long weekend in Boston. Neither of us had been there before, so it was really cool (like our trip two years ago during Labor day to Dallas- I sense a trend starting here for Labor day) We started out by heading to the airport on Friday morning. We got there a little early, got through security, got something to eat, then headed to Baltamore. We had about a 3 hour layover before we headed for Boston. We got something to eat at one of the restaurants in the airport (the silver diner), then Got on our flight to Boston. Flights were good, Other than we didnt get to sit together on any of the flights. (southwest is weird like that, but we have learned out lesson and now will check in super early online) When we landed in Boston, we got our luggage, and got our rental care. We had rented a compact car, and when they walked out to the cars, they said "This is all we have, keys are in it, take your pick" They were all SUV's. We got a 2011 Ford Explorer limited, and we were really impressed with it. once we got our car, we drove the 3 minutes to our hotel. We had a little confusion on the room situation, and it took about 30 minutes to actually get into the room-by this time it was 1AM. We went straight to bed to get up early and start sight seeing. Well, that didnt happen. We finally were ready to leave at about 11AM. We went straight to fenway to see if they had anything to do before the game. (We usually get to the stadiums about 2 hours before game time so we can watch batting practice.) When we parked, and made our way to the stadium, we were not dissapointed! The area around Fenway is made up of spots shops, bars, and other little odds and end shops. We walked around the stadium, got a slice of pizza, got some ice ceram, and then, it was finally time to go into the stadium. Rob was so excited. I loved it. He turns into this excited little kid when we go into any baseball stadium. We watched a little batting practice for the Rangers, and then the game started. Robs old friend and Teamate was the Pitcher for the Texas Rangers. His name is Colby Lewis. It was cool seeing him pitch. It was hard because I was conflicted on who to cheer for. (I claimed the sox before I met Rob) But I also love Jason Hamilton on the Rangers (He has an AWESOME history- If you ever need something to look into one day, Look into him. He has a great story.) so I kind of cheered for both him and Lewis, and then for the whole Red Sox team. All in all, it was the best game we have EVER been to. (I have been to 6 MLB games now, and Rob has been to 100's) We had a few firsts for this game, We saw our first grand slam. and we saw our first fan running accross the field in the middle of the game. it was AWESOME! It was so fun to sing "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond in the middle of the 8th inning, and we got to hear "Tessie" by the Dropkick Murphy's play, because the Sox won! It was so much fun. Red Sox funs are so fun, and the stadium was SOLD OUT. you dont see that much in MLB games, so it was really cool. After the game, we drove around Downtown boston a little, then decided to get something to eat, and then go to sleep so we could start early in the morning again to sightsee, since it was going to be our last day in Beantown. When we woke up, we got ready, and headed to go on a "Duck Tour" This was reccommended to me by a few people, and I was glad we did it. A "Duck" is an authentic World War II amphibious landing vehicle, renovated for sightseeing. They took us to some sights like: the Trinity Church, Boston Library, Becon Hill, Bunker Hill Monument, USS Constitution(Old Ironside), and Faneuil Hall/ Quincy Market. (thats just a few sights, it was an 80 minute tour) we also splashed into the Charles River, and then took a tour of the city from the river with Boston on one side, and Cambridge on the other. After our Duck, we went to Faneuil Hall. We walked around the shops, watched an awesome Street act by "The Red Trousers" and ate at Cheers (ya know, where everybody knows your name.) After that, we went and found a sports authority to find something my brother asked for (he is a DIE HARD sox fan) after that, we went back to the hotel and got some sleep. We kind of overslept, and had to rush to get ready and to the airport for our 10AM flight. We got through check in and Security with about 20 minutes to spare (or so we thought) we didnt board the plane until about 10:30. and then sat on the plane for about an hour. (Normally, this wouldnt stress me out, but we only had a 50 minute layover in Chicago to begin with) needless to say, when we finally left, and doing our decent into Chicago, we were told that the connecting flight was already boarded, and ready to go. They told us what gate number we needed to go to, and they let us off the plane first. As we start our mad dash through the airport, we hear our names being called over the PA system (which was funny because while we were in the SL airport, I told Rob that I thought it would be embarassing to be paged while at the airport- Yeah, it was, especially when you have kicked off your flip flops, and are running through the airport.) we made it to the plane and they closed the door before we had even found seats. It was a sad time when we landed back in SL. I already cant wait for our next adventure. (there are talks of a weekend trip to a Colorado Rockies game- maybe!) I loved Boston! I loved the history (although we didnt have enough time to see most of it). I love the accent. I love Fenway. My only complaint is the Road systems. Whoever created them forgot to paint lines. anyway. Here are some pictures. ENJOY!!
Looks like you guys had a blast!! We are so jealous! Love the pictures :) I remember going to Boston when I was a kid and riding on a duck! Haha, did they let you guys drive?? ;)
ReplyDeleteFun! I finally read it! Glad you guys had fun!
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