Boston 2008

We had such a wonderful time in Boston this weekend with Tom and Pam. It was a busy 3 days, but we got a lot done and had a great time. We got there around noon on Saturday and had lunch with them at a delicious Mexican place in Arlington called Zocalo that was in walking distance. Bob and Tom worked on Tom’s car all afternoon with some success, and Gina hung out with Pam. We had dinner at a local pizza place called Za that specializes in unique and local foods. It was really good too.

Their house is absolutely gorgeous and Pam’s garden is really magnificent! If you are wondering what all she is growing, the short answer is everything. It’s really amazing. We got to sample some of the yummy items from the garden. There are a few pictures of it, along with all our other pictures from the weekend, HERE.

Sunday, we went to St. Agnes church (also in walking distance) with Pam, which was really nice and took less than an hour. After church, Bob, Tom, and I headed downtown Boston via the bus stop (again, in walking distance from their house – I am very jealous of the proximity of so many amenities in the area) and the T subway. We hit some historical sights on the Freedom Trail, had lunch at this huge place called Faneuil Hall, which was like a big tourist area. From there, we took the subway to Fenway for the Red Sox/White Sox game at 1:30. Sadly, the Red Sox lost 4-2, but we had such a great time and had really good seats, despite being right under the Jumbotron so we couldn’t watch it. The Red Sox had a small rally in the last inning, but it wasn't enough to win. Tom and I got seriously sunburned, but somehow Bob escaped it.

After the game, we started out on foot because the subway was a madhouse – people literally lined up along the street outside of the subway entrance. We got a nice walking tour of MIT and walked across the Charles River. However, due to time constraints and a little whining from me, we took the subway from MIT to Harvard where we met Pam for dinner at Legal Sea Foods, which was also super delicious.

Today, Tom, Bob, and I went to Lexington and Concord and saw some more Revolutionary War sights. After that, we went to eat lunch with them at this place in Arlington called Not Your Average Joe’s. Then, sadly, it was time to leave, and we got back to Raleigh around 6pm with no problems.

Also mixed in there were a few runs to Auto Zone and Walgreens and a couple of tours around Arlington. We also went to “The Dunkin”, aka Dunkin Donuts, which seems to be the equivalent of Starbucks in Seattle or California…people are nuts about it. Bob also got to play Tom’s cool new PS3, though I won’t incriminate him by saying which games he was playing (and loved).

We had such a great time and can’t wait to go back soon! The weather was literally perfect – highs around 80 and lows in the 60’s. It was really hard to come back from that! Many thanks to Tom and Pam for having us and we can’t wait to go back and see more very soon!