Schools and Freedom Trail ...

Our last night in Boston ... bittersweet ... I've enjoyed Boston so much. Actually, I'm a bit surprised at how much I like it. I really value having a car to go places in and I wasn't sure how I'd like the walking and the T. It's wonderful not driving, worrying about other drivers and pedestrians! You can get virtually anywhere in the city by foot or T.

We started out the day headed back to M.I.T. via the T Red Line - again for Michael and I, first time for our friends, the Stinsons. We placed scavenger hunt "checkpoints"/clues for our nephew Adam who will be arriving in Boston later this week. And, we bought M.I.T. wear! T-shirts, hoodies, shorts - even a reusable bag with bottle pockets!

Back on the T to Harvard. Wow! So old. Seemed smaller than M.I.T., a little more intimate. We didn't spend much time in the "square" but walked through and to the Harvard store, for Harvard wear this time. I can now say that I've "been to" M.I.T. and Harvard. Can we soak up "smarts" from the ground???

We had a lunch reservation at noon at the historical Union Bay Oyster House near the harbor. And had about 20 minutes to get there! We made it - only 2-3 minutes late. We were seated in the back, across from J.F.K.'s table. It was very dark and I used my flashlight to help read the menu, but during the meal, eyes adjusted to the darkness.

After lunch, we went to Emerson College because one of the boys wants to attend Emerson. Yep, went to the bookstore and bought the T-shirt!

The Freedom Trail was next on the schedule and we got to 13 of the 17 stops. Lots of pictures and lots of walking.

I think I will miss Boston. I definitely want to come back. There is still so much left to see!

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