After looking around on the campus and in Harvard Square, we hopped back on the train and headed to the Boston Public Gardens. It was the most beautiful garden/park located right in the middle of downtown. They have swan paddle boats that you can ride,and the most gorgeous flowers. They also have a statue of George Washington riding a horse. We figured out pretty quickly that Boston is a city of many statues!
We then headed to finish the Freedom Trail. We saw the USS Constitution, or "Old Ironsides" from the Revolutionary War and the Bunker Hill Monument.
After we were done there, we rode the Charlestown Water Ferry back to downtown Boston for lunch.
Then, this is where Casey and I decided to do a trial run for "The Amazing Race" TV show. By the time we finished lunch (which was at Durgin Park, a place that serves Boston Baked Beans. Which by the way, are not all they are cracked up to be..) it was 1:15. We really needed to head back to the hotel to pick up our bags, but Casey really wanted to grab a couple more cannolis. After he did this, we got lost, but ended up making it to a T station. We rode two trains and a very crowded bus back to our hotel. Casey then ran 2 blocks to grab our bags while I waited on the bus. He made it in about 7 minutes! We then had to ride the buses and trains all the way to the airport. I was VERY stressed out, and Casey was having the time of his life. We made it the airport by 3:30, and made it on to our flight by 4:00. It was craziness. We decided we definitely could NOT be on "The Amazing Race" because we would kill each other.
On our flight back to Chicago, we saw Niagra Falls! It was very tiny of course, but we saw it. It is in this picture. But I can't tell where.
We had a 2 hour layover in Chicago, where we had a nice calm dinner, for once!
It was a wonderful trip! If you want to see all of my pictures (there are TONS more) you can check them out on my facebook page!
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