Jonathan and I are celebrating our 5th Anniversary this August ... so we decided to take a trip together ... saved all our pennies and headed to Boston! We had a WONDERFUL time together ...so here is a quick bio on our trip to Boston! We enjoyed so many things about the trip, I'm sure I will miss a few things!
This is me in front of the USS Constitution - that is stationed in Boston. It is a pre-Civil War Navy ship - and will never be de-commissioned. So we actually had to go through security before we got on board. Also known as Old Ironsides ... probably because a large portion of the wood is from GEORGIA... enough history - on we go:
Well here is a bit more history - one of our FAVORITE stops - Plimoth Plantation - note the spelling is the CORRECT spelling! There were actually families living here that depict the first settlers and also the Wampanoag Tribe (that are still members of the tribe) - even spoke with the English accent... but thankfully not in Wampanoag language. The little town was amazing ... we couldn't get enough of this little place!
The vegetable gardens were AMAZING... and probably NO deer in this place like at our house!
Here were are at one of the MANY Harbors on Martha's Vineyard ... probably one of our other favorites ... as we saw amazing gardens, beautiful lighthouses and homes We really enjoyed this little island.
A light house in the distance with ships coming in and out!
So we debated on moped ... or bikes. Thank goodness we went for the moped - especially after Jonathan's WRONG turn that took us on a 11 mile ride in between two of the towns. BUT then again - we probably should've gone with the bikes for 2 reasons:
1. Jonathan had a hard time turning a few times ... once landing us on a sidewalk for a whole entire block -- thank goodness no pedestrians were on the sidewalk at the moment!
2. We had a yummy lunch AND ice cream... we could've used the exercise!
All of the homes had beautiful flowers and the houses were all nice and tidy ... to live here, or own a house here requires LOTS of money! Thank goodness for those who do so we can enjoy a little bit of heaven on earth!
The Boston Temple at NIGHT!
This was probably the highlight of our trip! Jonathan and I were able to go to the Boston Temple - which was an amazing place. We always enjoy going in August - to remember our wedding day - and also a little one we lost (miscarried) August 2005. We were running a little late - so sorry for the night time shots!
Here we are in front of the Mayflower II - a reproduction of the original - but WOW ... I'm still not sure how they made it over, and in such a tiny ship! The Plimoth Rock was being "renovated" ... so we could only see the tip-top under the scaffolding.
Fenway Park ... oldest baseball stadium in the USA... and they still have some of the TINY wooden seats!
Here I am at the Museum of Art ... I'm not really up and up on art - think it is pretty... so I had to take a picture in front of paintings I actually knew: MONET.
This was another favorite! This is at the Old North Church - where the lanterns were held for Paul Revere to see ... but the best part was the pew boxes ... it is a square box - that your whole family sat inside. What a way to keep the kids entertained. AND you got to bring furniture/pillows/blankets etc. from home to decorate them with!
This was our last day in Boston - running from the pastry shops back to our hotel to grab our luggage ... sorry you can't see more of the downtown!
Among other things ... that are not "pictured":
*Cape Cod potato chip factory - Jonathan would probably die if I didn't put that on here!... *MIT museum, *trolley tour around Boston, *110% amazing buffet breakfasts at our hotel... that came with our room (thanks to Jonathan) - which would've been $45/morning... for 3 mornings! Our favorites were the specialty omelets, waffles and fruit, * dinners at East Bay Grille, The Daily Catch and Morton's Steakhouse, *cannolis and cream puffs from Mike's pastry shop, *to-die-for raspberry-blackberry tart in a dark chocolate crust, *$150 off our hotel bill because it was the "city-view" and not the "harbor-view"(again thanks to Jonathan), *riding the T (or train/bus system), *getting incredibly lost in Boston, *running LOTS in the rain - because it rained EVERYday... and we were to cheap to by a $5 umbrella until the last day, *Jonathan bargaining for the moped... $69/day instead of $89 and most of all just being together.
A HUGE thanks to my mom, dad, Laura and even Daniel. Benjamin had as much or more fun staying at "Mom Mom's house!" We were so glad to see him when we got back... and he couldn't stop smiling either!
3 comments:
Wow, you guys did so much. I got tired just reading about it all. You really know how to plan and get the most out of a little getaway. Boston looks like a fun place with SO much history. Jonathan and Perry sound alike. Perry likes to bargain and make sure we always get our money's worth even if he has to complain, but it always works in our favor. :) I would have been scared to get on a moped, but sounds like fun.
Can you believe it's been 5 years already? Your trip sounds/looks amazing! What a beautiful place Boston is. So much history and so many fun things to do! How cool to have a nice long break for just the two of you -- kind of like another honeymoon.
I'm glad you guys had such a great time!
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