Wonderful Trip

We went on our first trip to Boston last week. It was a fun, event filled, action packed 6-day visit to see the sites, experience Fall color and spend some time with M & J.

The first day we borrowed a car and drove to have lunch with relatives in Conn. I discovered that there other knitters in my family. We also had a lovely home-made apple tart. Thank you Aunt Dot.On the second day, Greg and I borrowed the car (pre-programmed for the trip) for a stop at a wonderful diner in Watertown for breakfast and then to Old Manse in Concord and Powell Flutes in Maynard. No pictures were allowed at Powell - but I shot the outside of the building.

On Friday we met one of Greg's former students (who is a student at Harvard) for a bite of pizza on Harvard Square. His parents joined us as it was Parents' Weekend and they were in town, too. Then we went in search of Woolcott and Company. Sadly, as you can see by reading the link, they were in the process of closing their doors. Over the weekend we stopped by Windsor Buttons for another yarn fix. When we arrived there, it was almost closing time....they are doing well it seems and have an overwhelming collection that I will have to visit again, and again.

The view from M&J's apartment is spectacular. They are living on the Charles River, in East Cambridge. The location is convenient to their labs and near rail lines that take them around the Boston.

Views from the apartment (the Museum of Science is on the right)...

I have many wonderful pictures of the city and will post just a few here...

We had a lovely lunch at the Boston Public Library-

Visited a museum....

visited graveyards....

walked around Walden Pond ....

and watched the sun set...

We had both history ....

and nature lessons...

Thank you M&J for the wonderful look at your new home. We will definitely come back again in the near future to experience more of this beautiful area. You are the best tour guides we could have had!