{"id":1779,"date":"2016-05-25T22:46:53","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T22:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/?p=1779"},"modified":"2016-06-02T11:30:35","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T11:30:35","slug":"boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/2016\/05\/25\/boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a full 3 days scheduled in Boston and the first day we woke up to cold and rain. \u00a0Since we hadn&#8217;t really had any down days for awhile we decided we were due so I worked, Steph ran errands and the kids played Legos. \u00a0All three of them played all day with all the Legos. \u00a0It was really fun to hear them playing together and to have them come out and show their latest designs to me. \u00a0They were preparing for some epic battle which they finally had at the end of the day. \u00a0It left their room a total disaster&#8230;a minefield for adult bare feet&#8230;.but they had fun.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Pre battle\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/27329781966\/in\/album-72157666556977733\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7407\/27329781966_19bd37b7c2_n.jpg\" alt=\"Pre battle\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Steph&#8217;s cousin Courtney and her husband Ty live in Boston and invited us over for Taco Tuesday. \u00a0The tacos were awesome but the company and hospitality was even better. Courtney is just such a fun person. \u00a0She always seems happy and can laugh about anything. \u00a0She definitely has some Grandpa Merl in her.<\/p>\n<p>The next day was gorgeous and we headed downtown Boston to walk the Freedom Trail. \u00a0We were in the closest campground to Boston that I could find. \u00a0It was about a 20 minute drive to Braintree station where we could park for $7 and then catch the T (Boston&#8217;s train system) for a 30 minute ride downtown. \u00a0The clearance at the garage is 7&#8242; which is enough for the Beast except this antenna that the previous owner put on the roof. \u00a0We&#8217;ve gotten used to just going slow and listening to it drag on the roof beams. \u00a0 <em>Scrrrrrratch boing, scrrrrrrratch boing<\/em>! \u00a0The parking ticket you take when you enter the garage must be taken into the station where you pay at a machine. \u00a0We also needed to get tickets for the T and so I decided to ask the lady working at the station for some help. \u00a0She came out of her little booth and was super nice, took my ticket and my credit card and paid the parking. \u00a0Then, Courtney and Ty had given us a Charlie card that we could add money to and use for riding the train. \u00a0Again the lady ran the machine for us. \u00a0She asked how much we wanted on the card and we told her we wanted to do 2 full round trips for the family. \u00a0She informs us that kids are free and so she calculates up what we&#8217;ll need and puts that on the card. \u00a0It is very affordable for families and the Charlie card gives a decent discount. \u00a0I think with the card it was $2.10 per adult per ride. \u00a0So we were on our way.<br \/>\n <a title=\"Riding the T\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/27292590121\/in\/album-72157666556977733\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7684\/27292590121_8c976e151d_n.jpg\" alt=\"Riding the T\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We got off the T at Park Street station which is right at the beginning of the Freedom Trail. \u00a0The trail is well marked with a continuous red brick line the entire way making a map unnecessary other than to know the different buildings and sites. \u00a0I have to admit, I was just not in the mood for site seeing this day. \u00a0Its also hard to think about historical\u00a0Boston when its surrounded by modern Boston. \u00a0We still had a good day other than the fact that Faneuil Hall was not open to the public today or the next because it was being used for a graduation and a Coast Guard ceremony of some sort. \u00a0We took our lunch and ate it along the way and we bought ice cream sandwiches and a pint of Ben and Jerry&#8217;s from a CVS to try to beat the heat a bit.<br \/>\n<a title=\"Ice cream\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/26756575583\/in\/album-72157666556977733\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c8.staticflickr.com\/8\/7139\/26756575583_043482e6d3_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ice cream\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n We made it as far as Paul Revere&#8217;s house, took a tour and then treked back to the Park St. T station to catch a train back to Braintree. \u00a0Whoooooa nelly, it was busy. \u00a0There was one section where the the boys and I were packed in so tight I did not have to hold on to a handle&#8230;there were bodies pressed up against on every side. \u00a0With my height I can still see out but the boys can&#8217;t see anything but purses and bags and shirts. \u00a0I think it was a great experience for them though.<br \/>\n <a title=\"Sardines\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/136797225@N05\/26756574673\/in\/album-72157666556977733\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/8\/7577\/26756574673_1b5bb63e7d_n.jpg\" alt=\"Sardines\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back at Braintree we got in the truck and started driving out of the parking garage&#8230;.but the\u00a0signature\u00a0<em>scrrrratch boing<\/em>\u00a0sound from the antenna was nowhere to be heard. \u00a0I hopped out and looked and the antenna had broken off and was just rolling around on the roof. \u00a0I brought it in the truck for the ride home. \u00a0Once home I took a closer look and saw that the thing actually can screw on and off so it was easy to just screw it back on. \u00a0And now, when we get under low clearance we know to remove the antenna! \u00a0We&#8217;ll have it all just about figured out about the time our trip is over.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a full 3 days scheduled in Boston and the first day we woke up to cold and rain. \u00a0Since we hadn&#8217;t really had any down days for awhile we decided we were due so I worked, Steph ran errands and the kids played Legos. \u00a0All three of them played all day with all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[57,58],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1779"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1788,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1779\/revisions\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thewachs.com\/wachsacrossamerica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}