Day 7 - Boston

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Day 7 – Sunday - Boston

Well, after 5 months (since China) the mad couples (John & Jen and Dean & I) have been reunited lol.

Deb & Andres were nice enough to drive us from their place in NH in to our hotel in Malden (just out of Boston). The drive was about 45 minutes. We arrived in the morning and knocked on John & Jen's hotel door to dump our bags - this was followed by super amounts of squealing, jumping and hugging...and that was just John & Dean (KIDDING of course it was Jen & I, and the boys just cringed and wondered what the next 6 weeks would be like with us two back together again hahahah).

We caught the "T" (subway/train) in to Boston, did some shoe shopping (yehhhh BABY Skecher sneakers are like HALF the price of what they are in Perth, i'm seriously considering buying a few pairs and posting them home!!) and then we grabbed the Boston Tour Trolley Cars to get a look around the city (coz J&J are just as lazy as us, and WALKING it all just seemed like far too much effort). Ok, in our defence it is COLLLLLD out there.

We decided to head up the Prudential Tower (50 or so floors up) to get a look....but we figured out the viewing deck was going to cost $44 for the 4 of us, where as we could go to the bar and for a similar cost (in fact it ended up being slightly less) get the view AND a drink. I had the yummiest martini (with starbucks coffee as the base!).

Ohhhhh we also found the MOST amazing place. With our trolley tickets we had the choice of either a harbour cruise, or visiting the "mapparium". Given the coldness and our apathy, we figured the map thing sounded so so and headed there. WOW. If anyone gets to Boston you should totally visit it...

It's a little hard to explain, but it's a 3 story stained glass globe and you stand in the middle of the globe on a glass bridge and look around the sphere at the world map. SO cool!

Dinner was at Applebees, and we're getting an early night and sleeping in while we have the chance!!!!!


"Dean's Details" – J&J are just as crazy as ever and the next few weeks should be one big long laugh-athon

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Photos

Jen & I
With our cocktails up in the Prudential Tower

Mural on a building
I am sure there was a story behind this but I wasnt paying much attention - I just thought it looked cool!!!

Funky Building
How cool is this building?! It's part of the Cambridge University campas

MIT
The main building at the Massachusets Institute of Technology

Uhmmm
Not sure what this building is but isnt it beautiful?

Dean & his beanie
Ok so Dean's sunburnt head from day 1 is now peeling in the most disgusting way so I made him buy a beanie to cover up! LOL

Making fun of Dean
I spotted this ad that's a shaved head just like Dean's and said "Sunscreen - Summer's always better with a plan" and I couldnt help but laugh and get this shot!

Finger Puppets!!
J&J bought us these CUTE finger puppets from Bolivia (they've just been in South America) - mine is a llama and Dean's is spider man

Sloths!
Dean & Jen enjoying the lazy boy couches in the foyer of our hotel

Our transport
Jen with our car we have named "Impy" (It's a Chevy Impala) that will be with us for the next 5 or so weeks.

Comments

[Colette]

Bawston
Awww you are only an hour from me. Wish I could have met up in Boston with you. I LOVE Boston. We had Connors party today and I am so beat. Cold??? WHAT are you talking about, hehe. It's like a heat wave here now. Just be glad you didn't come a few months ago. Drive safe and have fun babe.

[Mum......]

And then there were six!!!!!
If it's that squealy and jumpy and silly with the four of you, I dread what will happen when Kate and Toni arrive...stay safe xx

[Roo]

SUNSCREEN
LMFAO.... that is soooo funny send me a copy of that one ha ha ha... good stufff poor dean she made you get a beanie lol what a slave driver that wife of yours lol

[Gigi]

From Vegas Baby!!!
Hi Sarah... jealous of all the fun you are having with the BBB girls. In vegas now and you guys will LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!