…Boston!  We finally made it!   What an awesome weekend! We did all of the classic tourist stuff, from the Freedom Trail, Paul Revere gravesite, to Harvard University.  KA and I played so much that I can’t even begin to blog about it all, I just don’t know where to begin! Check out the pictures below for a quick overview of what our weekend was about!

Hanging out on the Boston Bridge

I love this picture!  This is right outside our hotel room…we’re hanging out on the Boston Bridge.  The bridge leads directly into downtown Boston where KA and I spent most of the day having one adventure after another!

Fenway Park – Life is Good!

As you can see I have changed my outfit to match the city that I was in.  At the beginning of the day I was sporting a pullover shirt that had a NY on it, but I quickly realized that I probably shouldn’t be wearing that since we were going to be hanging out at Fenway Park.  I bought the popular Red Sox attire at a gift shop right outside the Fenway Park.  I felt much better after making the switch. 

Freedom Trail

The “Freedom Trail” is a very popular tourist attraction for those who visit Boston.  The trail takes you on a indoor/outdoor guide were you get to see the16 historical sites throughout the city and covers two and a half centuries of America’s most significant past.   You know you are on the Freedom Trail because everywhere you walk there is a red brick or painted line that connects to all the sites.  If you stay on the trail you will get to all the site with no problems. Below KA is walking along the trail…see the brick.

Let me tell you, there were a couple of times that KA and I decided that we knew how to get to the sites better and faster then if were kept on following the trail… just checkout below what happend everytime we went off on our own!

…Yeah, we had to stop and ask for direction a lot!  I have to say that my favorite part about traveling with KA is that she takes “the wheel” when it comes to tourist stuff!  For example, the whole day we spent in Boston, KA planned… All I have to do is show up and I know that I am going to have a great time, because KA has done all sorts of research.  She knows how much things cost, where to get maps, the most popular places to stop and see, where the best places are to get ice-cream… I mean who wouldn’t want to travel with someone like that?  Oh man, it really is the best!  KA, thanks for being the best travel agent ever!

I am so glad KA and I are still friends after all these years!

   Feeling Free on the “Freedom Trail”!

(…I’m not going to lie, after being on the  “Freedom Trail” for a couple of hours I wasn’t feeling very  free!  Seriuolsy, I was trapped and there was no escape! KA was on a mission for us to see all the sites and let me tell you… when that girl puts her mind to something it will get done!  But it never stops me from making a few serious attempts to convience her that we should go back and hangout by the pool… do you think I ever win that battle?  I dare you to go on a trip with KA and find out for yourself!)  J

KA and I hanging out at Harvard by the John Harvard Statue.

The road trip coutinues….

After a fun filled day checking out what Vermont had to offer, it was time for KA and I to go checkout the “Thatcher Brook Inn” where we were going to be spending the night.  Yes, I stayed at an Inn (of course 100% effort, idea, and execution by KA)!   She comes up with the best ideas! J It actually turned out to be really fun, and more or less halarious, staying at this little Inn.   Believe it or not, this little Inn was so popular, that by the time KA and I checked in at night there were no vacanies!  Amazing.   Checkout the pictures from my first stay at an Inn:

“No Room at the Inn”

There was no one at the front desk (aka: living room with a desk) when we checked in, however there was a this sign that said dial 333 on the phone BY THE BROCHURES and we’ll be right with you.  The “Brochures”  that was the key part of the note.  If you can find those then you are all set…. can you say… Where’s Waldo?

Take a look at the bedspread….now look at the picture below….

Notice anything?  If not, keep looking! 

Yeah, the bedspread and the shower curtain match!  Don’t worry, they are in diffrent rooms! 

So Great!  You don’t get stuff like this just anywhere! 

After our stay at the Thatcher Brook Inn it was off to Boston… Woot, Woot!

After the long awaited, much anticipated, and highly satisfying tour of the Ben and Jerry’s Factory it was off to find out what other things Vermont had to offer!  Within minutes we came across the Cabot Cheese Factory, Cold Hollow Cider Mill, and Tangle Woods Bar and Grill (don’t worry it was the only restaurant that was open after 7:30pm).  What more could anyone want!  Check out the pictures below:

I had to take this picture since the firm I work for in New York is also called Cabot.

Totally “CHEESEY” I know! 

The Cold Hollow Cider Mills is where you can find the towns legendary cider donuts and the best apple cider that you have ever had!  Brief history of the Cider Mill Below, pretty cool.

History:  The Mill has become one of the top tourist attractions in Vermont because our operation is open to public viewing. Come and see cider that’s still made the old fashioned way, with a rack and cloth press built in the 1920’s.

You may be lured by an overwhelming aroma to The Donut Counter, where you can sink your teeth into our legendary cider donuts. These donuts have been featured as one of the top four donuts in the country. They go great with anything!  We sell many fresh mouth-watering baked goods from our natural ingredient bakery right in the store, including apple pies, pumpkin rolls, maple cream cheese pockets, apple-cheddar squares, and many others.

Don’t worry, KA and made ourselves sufficiently sick after visiting this place.  It is impossible to resist sample all the goodies that they have to offer!

I would have NEVER gone to this place if it wasn’t the only place in town that was open after 7:30pm where dinner was being served.  Keep in mind we were visiting on a Saturday night and this was the only place open!  (why is it that small towns have the strangest eating schedules?  Does everyone eat at 4:30 and receive a senior citizens discount our what?  I swear there is some secret that the rest of us don’t know about.)

As you can see from the picture the “TangleWoods” used to be a barn that was converted into a restaurant.  I just don’t know how I feel about that!  How clean can a place really be if horses, chickens, and cows used to live there?  I mean seriously, is the chicken that they serve me for dinner the same chickens that lived in the barn before it was converted into a restaurant?  These are the things one thinks about when eating at a place like this!

In all seriousness, the ONLY difference between this restaurant and a real barn is that this place had tables.  Otherwise you couldn’t tell a difference.  For example, there was absolutely no light (just like in a barn), I mean KA and I had the most romantic candle lit Quesadilla dinner in history!  It honestly was so dark that within minutes of us sitting down to eat I spilled my cup of ice water everywhere.  It was just too dark, I couldn’t see where my hand was in relation to my cup.

This place was out of control.  KA and I left hungry and ended up going to the one grocery store that was open and getting a few snacks there… what a joke!  This place is only good for the story factor, I would not recommend it be a place you eat at anytime soon.