We chose Boston for the destination, which we were all completely impressed with. It was cute and clean with incredible history, great shopping, and tasty bites! Here we are pictured below at the Atlantic Fish Company, all dressed up. We ate there our first night and it lived up to the hype. Everyone was basically licking their plates including our cheesecake bananas foster dessert plate. mmmm
After Dinner at the Atlantic Fish Company we cruised a bit and found a fun candy store. Joni purchased Ginger a Johnny Depp pez dispenser that she was quite pleased with! He is actually on her make out list, so it worked out nicely. 
A cozy street is pictured below. Fortunately for all... many streets looked like this.
Boston Commons was beautiful, and the people really utilized the space by hanging out there in groves, playing live music, running, walking their dogs, etc...
We did the Freedom Trail while we were there, which consisted of 18 unbelievable historic American sites. Below is a picture of the second oldest grave yard in America. Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and many other historic notables were buried there.
Here we are in front of the oldest book store in America. Thoreau, Emerson, and others all published books there.
Christine got so excited at Ye Olde Oyster House, the oldest restaurant in America, that she got a bloody nose.
There were adorable brownstones everywhere, so I thought I would just throw one in there as an example to the cuteness that is Boston.
We all look so good I can't tell who's bronzed (except I suppose the thigh high spats give it away)
We toured the U.S.S Constitution, which they're going to sail in 2012 to mark the anniversary of the war of 1812. Loved every minute of this tour, it was fascinating.
We spent some time in the Italian District which is also adorable and full of eateries and pastries. We braved the line that went out the door at Mike's pastries, and below is our result. Hazelnut Canoli's, Neapolatin's, snicker's cheesecake, and a Florentine. It was quite tasty. Good thing we had walked many miles that day.
We took a train to Salem - which is only 17 miles North East of Boston where we learned about the witch trials, and the Puritan settlement. The trolley tour was particularly fun and all encompassing.
The witch dungeon museum did a re-enactment of one of the trials - totally fun, but followed by a tour of a dungeon they recreated to mimic where they held the "witches" awaiting trial. That part was interesting, but executed a bit like a haunted house, and they proceeded to have someone under a blanket that scared you at the end. hilarious.
We thought it wise to pose on stage before the witch re-enactment, but mid pose, the curtains opened... we awkwardly ran to our seats giggling like school girls.
This home is from the 1600's and belonged to one of the judges from the witch trials. It was fun to see inside, particularly to see the books. There was a children's book talking about the alphabet , with example associated, and it said things like "the wolffe howleth".
This was an actual monument they built for the people accused of and killed for being "witches". Each of the stone seats had their names and date they were killed. At the entrance to the park on the cement it read their last words, which were all similar to "I am without guilt". It's so sad and ridiculous.
Our last day in Boston we went shopping near Copley Square. It was blocks of brownstones with stores on the bottom two floors. I could've spent a lot more time there.
We had a custom purse party while there. LOVED IT! Basically, you pick out a style of purse, pick out the fabrics, and they mail it to you 3 weeks later.
A cozy street is pictured below. Fortunately for all... many streets looked like this.
Boston Commons was beautiful, and the people really utilized the space by hanging out there in groves, playing live music, running, walking their dogs, etc...
We did the Freedom Trail while we were there, which consisted of 18 unbelievable historic American sites. Below is a picture of the second oldest grave yard in America. Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, and many other historic notables were buried there.
Here we are in front of the oldest book store in America. Thoreau, Emerson, and others all published books there.
Christine got so excited at Ye Olde Oyster House, the oldest restaurant in America, that she got a bloody nose.
There were adorable brownstones everywhere, so I thought I would just throw one in there as an example to the cuteness that is Boston.
We all look so good I can't tell who's bronzed (except I suppose the thigh high spats give it away)
To the Death.
We toured the U.S.S Constitution, which they're going to sail in 2012 to mark the anniversary of the war of 1812. Loved every minute of this tour, it was fascinating.
Doris is ready for battle.
I was basically in charge of the whole thing, steering and all.
We spent some time in the Italian District which is also adorable and full of eateries and pastries. We braved the line that went out the door at Mike's pastries, and below is our result. Hazelnut Canoli's, Neapolatin's, snicker's cheesecake, and a Florentine. It was quite tasty. Good thing we had walked many miles that day.
We took a train to Salem - which is only 17 miles North East of Boston where we learned about the witch trials, and the Puritan settlement. The trolley tour was particularly fun and all encompassing.
The witch dungeon museum did a re-enactment of one of the trials - totally fun, but followed by a tour of a dungeon they recreated to mimic where they held the "witches" awaiting trial. That part was interesting, but executed a bit like a haunted house, and they proceeded to have someone under a blanket that scared you at the end. hilarious.
We thought it wise to pose on stage before the witch re-enactment, but mid pose, the curtains opened... we awkwardly ran to our seats giggling like school girls.
This home is from the 1600's and belonged to one of the judges from the witch trials. It was fun to see inside, particularly to see the books. There was a children's book talking about the alphabet , with example associated, and it said things like "the wolffe howleth".
This was an actual monument they built for the people accused of and killed for being "witches". Each of the stone seats had their names and date they were killed. At the entrance to the park on the cement it read their last words, which were all similar to "I am without guilt". It's so sad and ridiculous.
Our last day in Boston we went shopping near Copley Square. It was blocks of brownstones with stores on the bottom two floors. I could've spent a lot more time there.
We had a custom purse party while there. LOVED IT! Basically, you pick out a style of purse, pick out the fabrics, and they mail it to you 3 weeks later.
There were a lot of options, it made it tough.
We had an absolute ball, and look forward to future girl trips!
4 comments:
You guys always have such fun trips! I love Boston and have also made it to Salem before which I thought was very fun. Glad you had such a great time.
So fun Candice! Makes me want to organize my own girls trip. Miss you and love staying "up-to-date" on your life with the blog :)
Dear Candice, 9/24/10
Prettiest witches we have ever seen! What a fascinating trip for you all. It's hard to believe so much history occurred there! Thanks for sharing the pics.
Love, Mom and Dad
Did you try the Scrod? As always, looks like a fun trip!
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