After our long trip to Cape Ann, we woke up the next day to celebrate my husband's birthday. He wanted to continue the Freedom Trail and head to Charlesyard. My husband loves history and our boys seem to share the same passion. First we went to the New England Aquarium which was less than a 10 minute train ride for us from our hotel. The boys had a really great time and had a chance to "pet" the bonnethead stingrays and sharks. It was all very fun for them. As we walked out of the Aquarium hoping to reserve our seats for the Duckboat ride around Boston, we found they were sold out for the rest of the day. However, when one door closes, another opens. One of Greg's best friends came down from Maine to visit him. LaVoid and his wife, Cat, drove down and we met up later that day. In the meantime, while waiting for LaVoid and Cat, we decided to take the ferry (which was free because of the Charlie card) to see the USS Constitution.
One of the things I learned in Boston.........no public restrooms are readily available. With kids, this can be tough. Not even a Starbuck's will have a public restroom. Since we were at the Dunkin' Donuts (yep, again for some ice coffee) and they had a bathroom, we all used it. After our snack, we took the train to Harvard Square and walked around campus. It was a great time for Greg and LaVoid to catch up and my boys to talk off Aunt Cat's ears off. After a few hours, we were hungry again. All the walking made us very hungry.
Cat decided to head to Wagumama's. It was a great place for healthy Asian/fusion food. Wonderful atmosphere although I am sure during the school year it's a lot louder. We celebrated Greg's birthday there and then off to Sweets for cupcakes. It was a divine cupcake bakery. We were all getting very tired at the end of the day and decided to head back since LaVoid and Cat had to drive back to Maine. It was humid and looked like rain. So we ended the day and headed back to our hotel. It was a fun day for all of us!
