Boston Field Trip!

Mike and I went on one of our Boston Field Trips on Saturday. We went car shopping then met up with our new neighbors who invited us to lunch!  After lunch we headed to Boston and went to the New England Aquarium. Woot! Mike and I can get into many of the museums for free with his work badge, it sure makes going to see the sites a lot cheaper! {ooh and we found a $9 parking garage instead of the $36 we had to pay last time!} Now thats' a deal!

 Seals

 Giant Turtle

This is not a floating leaf... can't remember its name but its a real creature!

 Really cool JellyFish!

 Jelly Fish with lights inside them...very cool

 Seahorse! They really exist! 

 This ugly yellow fish was just posed here waiting for me...

 More Jellies

 Touching the Sting Rays- As you can see from my expression I was trying to be brave around all the little kids touching them.

 Kayaks in the harbor

After the aquarium we hopped on a "Duck Tour", a tour that takes you through land and water on one of these...

Our tour guide was a blast and we learned a lot about Boston history...probably one of my favorite things we've done so far. Its fun to be a tourist in your own city-we learned a lot! Here are some pictures while on the tour.

 Bunker Hill Bridge

 Our duck going into the water

After the tour we walked to North End {another one of our new favorites} and ate dinner at a cute little Italian Restaurant. North End is full of mom and pop fancy restaurants. No chains allowed.

I love/hate the way people talk out here. {Love listening to the accent. Hate trying to understand them when it really matters} "Connah" Store aka Corner Store as we say in the west :)

Stopped by Mike's Pastry's {in the 30 minute line around the corner} to get some dessert to take home.  {Highly recommend the Strawberry Cannoli!} Mike and I LOVED walking around downtown. It was a beautiful night with something new on every street...from farmers markets, street performers, entertaining traffic jams, to watching cars parallel park with inches to spare!