post Boston

Whew! We are really wearing down. Boston was great fun. The last day we took a tour of Fenway park and the young lady that gave the tour was great. Fenway's and the Boston Red Sox new owners promise to continue to play in Fenway thru 2012 which will make Fenway a Historical Landmark and ensure that it will not be torn down. It is the 3rd smallest ballpark. In February they hold lotteries for individual game tickets (sets of 4) to sit on the Green Monster (the section names are actually Green Monster 1, Green Monster 2,...) or some outfield tables with wait staff. We think it would be fun to enter the lottery for the next 10 years -- see if we can win someday.

We went to Bunker Hill also and Brad and Dylan walked the 294 steps to the top of the monument. I decided that it was not a necessary experience for me. We also stopped by MIT and Harvard. MIT has T-shirts in the book store stating that "Not everyone can go to MIT, that is why Harvard was invented." :) Harvard is a really neat area and the edge of campus has 2 story buildings around the edge (i think dorm rooms) making the interior campus very peaceful even though traffic and street performers are creating lots of noise outside. We traveled miles on the Boston subway and felt very safe.

BTW - There are Dunkin' Donuts stores EVERYWHERE we go. I am laughing about it because every time we turn around, there is another one! We also have seen several Ben & Jerry ice cream stores but since I am the only ice cream nut, we haven't made a special stop for it.

I am sure there is something else I am not telling - we can feel ourselves slowing down. Today we are going to see Plymouth rock & the Mayflower II then go to Connecticut. We may stop at Yale on the way, then take in a movie before heading into New York.

Missing you all.