Friday night Karen and I drove to Maine to pick up a friend (hi April!) from California who is visiting the East Coast for the summer to show her Boston on Saturday\/Sunday. <\/p>\n
Had dinner Friday night @ Wild Willy’s<\/a>, a mom and pop burger joint in York (have the Bubba burger if you get a chance). Drove home. <\/p>\n Saturday we got up, Karen made Chocolate Chip and Dried Cherry Scones<\/a>. Drove into Boston. Parked at the Common. We thought we’d get the 30,000 view first so we walked to the John Hancock tower<\/a>, which ended up being closed. Walked to the Prudential<\/a> instead. Got some pictures of Fenway<\/a>, the Hancock Tower<\/a>, and the Charles<\/a>. <\/p>\n Then we bought Old Town Trolley<\/a> passes and hopped on the Trolley<\/a>. Got off in the Fort Point Channel district, saw the Boston Tea Party replica<\/a>. Had lunch<\/a> (King Crab legs, a Jonah crab<\/a>, chowda, cob, and melon). <\/p>\n Walked to the Aquarium<\/a>. Got back on the Trolley. Took the trolley to the USS Constitution<\/a>, aka “Old Ironsides” (pictures: here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>). Took the tour of the USS Constitution. Walked the USS Casspin<\/a> (a US Navy World War II Destroyer! try to find the Hedgehogs if you ever visit!). Trolley’ed again. <\/p>\n Walked through Beacon Hill<\/a>. Saw the Bull & Finch Pub<\/a> (inspiration for Cheers). Walked to the famous ducks in the Garden<\/a>, took pictures<\/a>. <\/p>\n T’ed<\/a> it to Harvard Square<\/a>. Walked through Harvard’s<\/a> campus. Saw the Memorial Church of Harvard University<\/a>. Took pictures<\/a> of the church. <\/p>\n T’ed it to Park Street<\/a>. Walked to the North End<\/a> while taking pictures<\/a>. Had dinner @ Rossina<\/a>. Walked to see the Feast<\/a>. Walked to Mike’s Pastries<\/a>. Got dessert. <\/p>\n Walked (w\/ dessert) through the North End, Hay Market Square, the Holocaust Memorial<\/a>, Government Center, and down Tremont Street<\/a> to lay on the grass and watch some of Shakespeare on the Common: Henry V<\/a>. Ate our dessert (tiramuso, lemon tarte, and chocolate eclaire). Watched the stars and took blurry pictures<\/a> (can someone help me figure out how to take pictures at night?). Walked to Loews Theater<\/a>. Watched Minority Report<\/a>. Movie ends at 1am. In bed by 2am. What a day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday night Karen and I drove to Maine to pick up a friend (hi April!) from California who is visiting the East Coast for the summer to show her Boston on Saturday\/Sunday. Had dinner Friday night @ Wild Willy’s, a mom and pop burger joint in York (have the Bubba burger if you get a … Continue reading tourist day in Boston<\/span>