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We made it back. We are worn out but it was a good trip. We got to see and do most of the things we had planned. We got to Boston on Saturday afternoon, picked up by a friend who now lives near us but was up visiting home. We attended the last sessions of the youth rally at which my husband spoke. It was nice to see all the teens from the New England area together enjoying learning, singing and serving together.

On Sunday, we did not leave church in time to make it to the parade. Since we stayed outside of Boston, it took a while each day to get into the city. We did make it just in time for the last tour of the USS Constitution on Sunday (it is only open Thursday-Sunday right now.) We stayed in town and had some supper at the well known Legal’s seafood. We ate chowder, lobster bisque, crab stuffed shrimp, clam steamers, and lobster. It is overpriced, but the clam chowder was really good!

Monday, was a little bit of a flop for us. We went in to Fenway Park for a tour. Because of the construction, you can only go in to see a video and take pictures from a box, no walking around the park. The price is reduced, but only by $2 so we skipped the tour. We did some shopping and then headed out to find the Harriet Tubman House. We did find it right where we expected, only the people looked at us funny when we asked to see the museum. It is the site of a non-profit organization which I am sure does good things for the community. Although the website says there are artifacts, etc, there are none. They did however let us use the restrooms there! So back on the train to walk around town. We did some more shopping (City Sports at Downtown Crossing was a great place that day, as all Celtics gear was 20% off!) We saw an old cemetery where Benjamin Franklin’s father is buried, as well as Paul Revere and Samuel Adams. We also walked over to Boston Common and the Public Garden. There was ice skating, which we opted out of, but no swan boats yet.

We also had a little mishap that day as we got separated. Even though my son is a teenager, I was very worried. It took a long time for us to get in touch with him. His phone had died and no one would let him use theirs. Even if they had it in their hand, they would tell him they did not have one. It took about 20 or 30 minutes before he found someone who would let him use their cell phone.

After that, we decided to get something to eat. That night we ate at Durgin Park-hamburgers and Boston Baked beans! Then it was over to Mike’s Pastry shop in Little Italy for what would become a nightly event!