Wedding In The Park

Two weekends ago one of Kavan's classmates Alex and his now wife alexsandra, the Alex's as they are affectionately called, got hitched. Alexsandra is a design major with impeccable taste and I was excited to see what she did with the wedding. It. Was. Awe-inspiring.

They had perfect weather with a shining fountain, swaying weeping willows, all set around a grand rotunda. The site of the reception was even more granduous. It was at the German museum at Harvard were we dined in the great hall next to granite statues and enjoyed the rose garden outside.

Easter Feaster

The Easter bunny decided to join Kav and I at breakfast on Sunday.  He was delish :-9

 

The weather was the nicest it has been all year peaking at about 80 degrees!  I am claiming that this marks the start of bike season (for me at least).  So after breakfast, Kavan headed off to study and I headed on my bike down to the Common to enjoy the scenery.  Almost everything was in bloom, the swan boats were paddling around the pond, there was a drum line near the visitor center...  Little girls in white fluffy dresses and little boys in miniature suits pranced around discovering all of the sights and sounds at the Common.   Everyone was in their Easter Best.

I decided to take a different route back home, and oh boy what a ride!  The bike trail curved alongside the Charles River, which today was filled with drifting sail boats and lined with thousands of delicate blossoms.  I stopped several times to take pictures.

Finally, it was time for the Easter Feaster.  I didn't go all out, but it was nice to make a well rounded dinner.  Of course, it wouldn't have been complete without Easter Bunny carrot cake! One of my own, new traditions :)

<3 Liz

Leeeeaves

So I'm pretty bummed that I didn't make it out of the city to see the peak of the New England leaves this year, but I did manage to find some awesome landscapes on my walk to the Museum of Fine Arts last weekend (more to come on that later). I felt like I was taking a stroll through Sleepy Hollow.... too bad Johnny Depp couldn't join me.

I love the way the leaves scatter on the path.

 

The yellow is so bright!

I usually don't like squirrels, but this one was pretty cute hehe

 The cutest park.....

This was my view when I was walking to work one morning, it's my background on my work computer.

Now I can look forward to the winter wonderland :)

Freedom Trail.... the untold story

Wow, what a week..... it's Saturday night and I am officially done with my first week of work (more to come on that later). I've racked up a total of 56 hours this week, and am setting aside tonight for some meeee time, along with my favorite man of course :)

And now let's get to it...... the Real-story of our Freedom Trail excursion.

 I don't think I've ever seen a living a breathing swan until this day. I feel so deprived....

A nice surprise on the Boston Common. A game of Qudditch anyone? I bet by the time I have kids this will a varsity sport. 

 We (and the other 10 people in line) were so excited to sit on the donkey we never actually looked to see what it was there for hehe

Us Lewis's love our British heritage ;)

Whoa Nelly!

Some graffiti on the bridge to Charlestown. After this, we were not sure exactly what we would find there....

Pucker Up

Mere at the Navy yard

I thought this was a pretty cool view of the sparkling, modern bridge from the inside of the former, antiquated one.


And finally, part of the Boston skyline...

Beeeeautiful :)

Freeeeeeeedom!!!!

Ok so not exactly a movie about American Freedom, but Mel also did the Patriot so that counts right?

Ohhhh why did you turn crazy on me Mel???

The Freedom Trail is one of the biggest attractions in Boston, mainly because it is an attraction made up of multiple attractions.  I'm not usually into all of the historical colonial stuff, but for some reason I was really pumped for the freedom trail.  Believe me, the Site of the Boston Massacre and the USS Constitution are waaaaaaay better than watching someone dip candles in a bonnet. Here's some of the highlights:

The  Soldiers and Sailors monument at the Boston Common was beautiful.

The frog at frog pond, reminds me of a Muppets' song :)

 John Hancock's tombstone.

 The Old State House was the seat of the British government before the Revolution.

 This is where Paul Revere lived when he set out on his famous ride.

Here we have the pipe organ in the Old North Church, the oldest church in Boston.

One if by land, two if by sea. The Old North Church's steeple is where the laterns were hung to warn that the British were coming.

Four hours later.... we finally made it to the last stop on the Trail, the USS Constitution.  It was dark and the museum was closed, but I am coming back to visit this place without a doubt.  If you look closely you can sort of make out the cannons, which are illuminated on the side of the ship.

As horribly touristy as the Freedom Trail is, I would most certainly recommend it as a must-see for anyone visiting Boston.

Perfect Autumn Bike Ride

Yesterday was the epitome of a pleasant New England fall day, sunny, slightly breezy, ~68 degrees. The leaves have finally started to turn and are beginning to splash the sidewalks with their bright colors. I knew I had to be outdoors, and decided to go on a little bike ride along the Charles River, something I had been putting off waaaay too long.  Including a couple of missed turns, the ride was a leisurely 7 mi and an wonderful way to relax on a beautiful Saturday.



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The view was so quaint (as many things are in Boston).  There were almost as many geese out as there were people!

There were a couple of kayak boathouses along the way which were popular as well.

The park near the shore even had a little inlet complete with ducks and lily pads.

And apparently plenty of food....

Make Way for Ducklings

Boston, being such a historic city, has countless landmarks, food, and attractions, and by the time I arrived I had made a mental list of some of the things I wanted to see/do first.  After a week of settling into my little area in Brookline and finally picking up a Charlie card for the T, I decided that Saturday was the day for me to go downtown.  Where was my first stop?  No, not to Paul Revere's House.  No, not to feast on Italian food at the North End.  No, not to disprove any so-called resemblance the current tea party claims they have to the original, at the Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum.  I wanted to see ducks.  I'm not sure if that preference stems from my Granny's oil painting of ducklings which hung in my room as a child or my affinity for daffy duck's humor over bugs bunny's, but that's neither here nor there. 


Of course, the fact that this statue of ducks is in the Boston Public Garden and across the street from the Boston Common did bolster my decision to make it the destination of my first Boston site-seeing experience.  The famous bronze statue was installed in 1987 to commemorate Make Way for Ducklings, a world renown children's book by Robert McCloskey that is set in Boston.  I managed to snag some great pics of it, along with some fellow fans :)

I even got some pictures of the real things, which the park was over run with, and the famous swan boats.

And some great landscapes of the Public Garden and Boston Common....

Wow I still can't believe I live here! :)