"Beantown"

I flew out to Boston for a long weekend to spend some time with Todd and Laura. It was an interesting trip from the get-go...a red-eye to Atlanta, the busiest airport in America, where the fire alarms started going off and then all the power went out on the whole concourse. You'd think they would have a generator for this, or get it under control at least within the hour...but 5 hours later, with no TV screens to tell people what gate connecting flights were at and how delayed everything was made for complete and total chaos. I finally got on a flight and got out to Boston where Laur met me and off we went. Even though she goes to Harvard Law, her and Todd live on the Business school campus. The weather had been warm in the fall, which helped delay the change in leaves until I got there. As soon as we got to their apartment complex, we saw "Turkey Jane"...a turkey that really just randomly lives in the courtyard and sleeps in the trees.

Here are some pictures of the gorgeous scenery outside their apartment and on the walk to the train station...

We spent a lot of time doing the tourist-y things. We follwed the Freedom Trail around the city, which is a red line painted on the sidewalk. I saw the site of the first schoolhouse of America, the graveyard with Mother Goose, Franklin's parents, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Samuel Adams; Faneuil Hall which was a historic marketplace where colonists would meet to make plans, the steeple from the church where Paul Revere had the lanterns hung, the balcony of the State house where the Declaration of Independance was first read...etc....etc....I really enjoyed the historic sights.

This pumpkin was randomly in a tree at the graveyard. I don't know why, but the squirrel seemed happy about his treat.

Lastly, I had to sample all the 'traditional' Boston foods....clam chowder and, of course, Boston cream pie. We found a little bakery in the little Italian neighborhood, and I got a small taste of deliciousness. Unfortunately, we forgot a fork....or napkins. That didn't stop me.

Boston was one of my favorite trips that I can remember taking. I look forward to visiting again soon!