boston

i was in boston, massachusetts one time only in 2006 for my brother ben's graduation. so this past weekeend (memorial day weekend...no work monday!!) i headed up there with cat. we stayed at my brother's girlfriend's apartment (rhiannon).

friday: we leave about 7:30pm on the fung wah bus from chinatown (fifteen dollars, huzzah!) and get to boston around midnight. we're tired, but we stay up until about 2:30 in the morning playing guitar hero. teehee.

saturday: after a tasty homemade pancake breakfast, we take a quick walk through faneuil hall, grab some fantastic smoothies and head to the aquarium. **i don't like zoos. at all. they make me sad. but aquariums are different for some reason. i think because humans can provide the space that sea life needs in a tank, while 10 monkeys in one small cage doesn't seem to make sense. anyway.** there are no dolphins, much to cat's dismay, but we see seals, jellyfish, penguins, sharks, and big fishies. after that we go to the north end (aka little italy of boston), have dinner, and grab dessert to go. we head back to rhiannon's apartment and play more guitar hero and other wii games: no more heroes, mario strikers charged, lego star wars, etc etc.

sunday: we go to fire and ice for breakfast and make our own pancakes/omelettes. mmm. i love pancakes. anyway, after that we walk around on newbury street. cat finds a pretty cool non-bakery called johnny cupcakes, go in if you get the chance (but don't expect tasty treats). after that, we stop by a park and then we head to the prudential center and head back to rhiannon's. more video games follow.

monday: we only have time for one thing today, the museum of fine art. we only spend a little over an hour there, but it is super nice. after that we hop onto another fung wah bus to go back to nyc.

anyway, it was a great weekend! here are some pics:

best game ever.


scary jellyfish!


me in the park.