The Santini Family

JD spent the last several months plotting and planning this little vacation to Boston. The amazing thing was this trip was basically free. If you ever need tips on planning a trip for cheap, talk to JD! He's learned a lot of tricks to cut costs. We started our trip at the aquarium in Boston Proper.

Unfortunately we forgot our camera at home. We ended up buying a cheapy that probably could have been sold from a vending machine or something.

Petting sting rays and sharks

Our trips seem to have a couple of things in common- animals and food.

Next we went whale watching!

We got really lame whale pictures but it was seriously amazing!

Walked around Harvard pretending we were smart enough to be there.

Surprisingly, Fenway Park was one of favorite things we did in Boston. It felt like we were walking back in time. So beautiful and felt like we were face to face with history.

Foul pole

Apparently you can actually sit on top of the Green Monster to watch the game.

Some of the original seats

The State House- originally put in John Hankcock's cow pasture and then the dome was covered with copper by Paul Revere.

John Hancock's grave

The graveyard of a lot of important people

Like Samuel Adams

Victims of the Boston Massacre

The Old State House- where the Boston Massacre occurred and the the Declaration of Independence was first read out on the balcony.

This dude was our tour guide. He was awesome!

Faneuil Hall

The first place where the Stamp Act and Sugar Act were protested.

Crab sandwiches at Quincy Market

Depiction of the Boston Massacre- with a little creative license taken by the artist.

Front of The Old State House

Old South Meeting House was where they would meet to protest until it became too small and they moved over to Faneuil Hall. This is where they met right before the Boston Tea Party.

Inside the Old South Meeting House

From the movie Malice

Great name for a bar!

Beacon Hill

The stairs that go to nowhere.

Considered the most photographed street in the United States. (How do they know that?)

John Kerry's home

From the movie "The Departed"

Paul Revere's house

The Old North Church- where the lanterns were displayed as a warning that the "Regulars" were coming.

There are windows to the left and right of the organ pipes. This is where the lanterns we placed.

Original collection box

Quincy Market- Boston's first public market

We ate dinner at Little Italy. FABULOUS food!

We then went to Lexington and Concord with this tour guide.

The North Bridge in Concord- The Redcoats were looking for supplies and a small group of minute men held them off. The Redcoats ran through town and were shot at by the militia.

Our cute little trolley

The place of the first shots of the Revolutionary War- where the Redcoats ran through town and were attacked.

I wish we had a better camera. The leaves were unbelievable!

Redcoats took over this tavern to care for their wounded. Washington also visited here.

The home of the real Little Women

The chair where Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote

Henry David Thoreau's desk where he wrote Civil Disobedience

One of the lanterns that was put in the church to warn everyone that the Redcoats was coming (no one said "The British are coming!" At that time they were ALL British!)

Part of the North Bridge

The Concord Grape was developed in Concord and used in Welsh's grape juice. The original vine is still there.

I love it when museums recreate rooms. They look so charming.

Just a beautiful view

On our way home we hit the Newport mansions. We got to tour this one. I've never seen anything like it. Really- you can't even describe how ornate this place is.