Boston, MA

 Last Tuesday, my class of three, as well as my mother and uncle, went on a trip to Boston. We had a lovely time, excepting the fact that it was very, very cold. And rainy. In May, we were wearing coats, scarves, and whatever else we could find :) On Monday, we went to Ft. Pulaski, with my mother and brothers. There we took the tour, explored the fort, and played hide and seek in the tunnels.

On Tuesday, our party left for the Jacksonville Airport at 8:00 in the morning, and got on the plane to Boston. Upon arriving there, we took the subway to the hotel, where we ate amazing pizza, swam in the heated pool and watched the NCIS season finale :)

We were all very tired :)

As we did pretty much everything on Wednesday, I will simply give a photo synopsis of the day. Because you would all be very, very bored by the blow by blow description. We had a lot of fun-but also a lot of education in the process :)

And because I don't know how to change this, we are starting at the end of the day.

In front of the Bell in Hand-where we ate dinner.

Posing with Samuel Adams

In front of the U.S.S. Constitution "Old Ironsides"

Anne Hutchinson's house

Riding the Democratic National Conventions donkey statue :)

With our tour guide, Joann, in front of the state house. with pennies.

Deke and me. We were cold.

Historic street

At the amazing Italian restaurant where we ate lunch

The enormous loaf of bread at the same place

 canolies and coffee, because we were cold. And Paul Revere.

National Treasure moment. Because we're just that cool.

Jen getting arrested at the Old North Church. Psych! Jen portraying Ian getting arrested at the Old North Church.

At the graves of Increase and Cotton Mather. "Deke! People are dead here!" -Jenn

Us, and Paul Revere's house

On the ferry to Old Ironsides

More ferry fun

Even more ferry fun!

Pirates of the Caribbean

The end of the freedom trail. This lowly brick line goes around all the major historic sites in Boston, ending only in the harbor. We still miss it :(

Actually, those photos were in no order, whatsoever.Deal with it.:)

 On Thursday, we dragged our suitcases all over Boston, visited the public garden, rode the carousel, and flew home. Here are some more pictures. Because who wants to read when you can look at pictures?

Jenn, on "the most noble steed"

Suitcases. And ducks.

 Oddly incredibly famous Bronze Ducks.

Deke, Irreverently sitting on the leader of the oddly incredibly famous bronze ducks.

Jenn, embracing her inner bronze duck

Everyone embracing their inner bronze duck!

Always a fount of wisdom...

I don't really have a good caption for this

follow Jenn's finger

At the carousel!!!!!!!!!! :D

Pretty much, it was a wonderful trip.