Spring Break

Well this Spring Break was one to remember. My mom decided to surprise me and told me we were headed to Boston, we have never been and we were ready for the journey. We hopped in the car and took turns driving the five hours; my mom did most of the driving though. Before I start my long story of our trip I would like to thank the Garmin Company for making GPS’s, I don’t know how we would have made it without it. Although we acted like the GPS was a real person and screamed at it every time it said stay left, now right, recalculating, we are thankful for it because it got us everywhere we needed to go while in Massachusetts.

When we got there we went and checked into our hotel and made ourselves at home. Afterward we went to the subway station so we could head into town and see all of what Boston had to offer. Of course when we first arrived at the station we had no idea how to do anything, luckily these two ladies came around and showed us the ropes. When we got off the subway the lady said go down this street and ask for this restaurant it’s the best. We headed down the street and just kept walking in circles, we swear the lady was a jerk and took us to the hood. On top of that we asked many people where the restaurant was and people looked at us like we were crazy, and no one knew what we were talking about. It started pouring so we headed back on the subway headed to our car, little did we know three different people told us the wrong stop to get off so we had to get back on the subway and get off at a different stop in order to find our car. Then after we went to the Cheesecake Factory and had a delicious meal and Red velvet cheesecake that was to die for, it was a great end to our not so great afternoon.

The next day we asked a guy at the station where to get off he told us and we finally made it to all the great tourist attractions. First we went to the aquarium and saw penguins, sea lions, and many other beautiful sea creatures. Then we headed to the freedom trail and walked that and along the way we stopped at the historic sites. We saw the U.S.S. Constitution, the Paul Revere House, the North Church, the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, Quincy Market, and other things along the way. That day was gorgeous out and we walked probably 10 miles. That day was much more productive. And of course I bought a mini Boston cream pie, which was delicious.

While on the subway and on the streets we observed the people and my mom pointed out that there are two styles for young boys. They either dress like they are classy or they dress like they are from the hood. We learned people aren’t very friendly and they drive erratically, swerving in and out of lanes without using turn signals. We also noticed that there is one kind of dog that most everyone you saw with a dog owned. Overall Boston was a less busy, more pretty NYC and I could never live there because depending on the subway as my transportation is way too stressful.