One of my favorite days of our summer trip to be sure.
We left around 8:30 in the morning and parked at the Riverside Train Stop. The train system was extremely confusing for us. We were more dumbfounded over it than we were with New York's subway system.
I liked the feel of Boston. Very business-downtown, yet chill. We ended up wandering down the Freedom Trail into Ye Olde Union Oyster House - the oldest restaurant in America! They had really good cornbread at the restaurant... and Boston baked beans, but I have figured out that I'm not much of a seafood fan. I'm sure we had this amazing lobster ravioli and I was like... eh.
After we ate there, we ventured further into town and found the Modern Pastry. A local favorite for pastries. How could we resist? We ate cannolli. They were good, but I was so full it was a literal stretch to make them fit in my stomach.
Erica and I then went to have Jesus time in this nice little section of town, but it wasn't very conducive to reading, se we left.
We walked through Quincy Market and got some postcards.
Next the USS Constitution! We began following the Freedom Trail through town, which led us to all these old, historical buildings we knew nothing about.
We wound up and down town and ended up at this visitor's center. The line stopped. I felt like I was in Alice in Wonderland. The dog swept away the trail!
We went into the visitor's center and found out we had been going the wrong way down the trail!
So...Erica and I cheated and took the subway to the exit closest to the ship. We walked across the bridge with thousands of jellyfish floating in the waters below. My worst nightmare.
Then, we walked to Charleston Harbor. And there it was the USS Constitution. My dream come true!
It was very hot and we had to wait half an hour for the tour, but it was okay. We got to go on the boat with very nice people and a funny tour guide. She is an active Navy sailor. It was so enjoyable seeing all the details of the ship. I had learned in school about all the battles the ship had been in and loved walking around it.
Also, met an awesome Navy man!
I bought out their gift shop. I love this ship.
After the Constitution, Erica and I were exhausted, so we got a cab ride into town and stopped at No. 9 Park for a drink.
Apparently, give a Meagan and Erica a drink, and they'll ask for a pizza... so we ate pizza at the Upper Crust. It was delicious. The walk over there was... entertaining (ask me later). We met a nice woman there who talked to us about how great Boston is.
Then we walked to the train station and rode it back to Riverside. We were so, so tired.
Overall, it was a good day. Definitely have highlights in there. It wasn't an overall blissful day like Sandwich, but I got to see the USS Constitution- something I didn't think I'd get to do for a long time. I'd like to go back again!
