I Think I'll Go to Boston

After 2.5 months of living out in RI, we finally made it to Boston. It only took having three guests in town to finally get us there.
First off, we are so lucky this week to have our really good friends Jenna and Justin Potter at our house. They are on a whirl-wind tour of New England and have made us a priority by stopping by for 3 days. It's amazing having friends around!
The happiest news of all, my mom decided to come to RI seeing as I still have one week left of freedom until work starts. It's been so nice to have her here. Granted, she just got here 2 days ago. Nonetheless, I love my mommy and am thrilled she's actually here!

Now, on to Boston. First we made a quick stop by Kimball Farm (somewhere North of Boston) so that Justin could relive a childhood memory, and get some tasty Kimball Farm ice cream. I've got to say, it was some pretty tasty ice cream. It was a cute little place. We walked around and enjoyed the 83 degree weather.

Then we went to Boston. We parked the car, and headed for the Freedom Trail. What is the Freedom Trail? some of you are asking. It is a nice red line painted, or bricked into the road all around Boston that takes you to places where American history was made. It was a pretty long walk, but it was well worth it. It was fun to see so many historical sites, but also to get to see so much of Boston at the same time.

 We started at Boston Common...

 Saw some old grave sites, and old tombs...

Saw Paul Revere's grave...

Went by the Holocaust Memorial. It was so simple, yet so powerful. There was a glass column for each camp, and then the numbers of all of the prisoner's on the glass.

 Went by Mike's Pastry (not on the trail). They have super amazing cannoli's! Holy cow!

Went to Boston Harbor...

 Saw the USS Constitution...The camera can not do it justice.

And finally, to Bunker Hill, where we finally enjoyed our amaretto cannoli from Mike's Pastry. There were other historical sites we passed along the way, but I either can't remember what it was or there are no photos. It's a lot of stuff to take in, in a few hours. We will definitely have to go back to Boston.