Boston - Day 1

We visited Boston for Memorial day and had a great time!  Jeff and I both really like Boston and commented that we could live there (we probably couldn't afford to, but that's beside the point).  I goofed up and reserved a hotel much farther away from the city that I originally thought, so we decided to try bidding on priceline.com.  What a deal!  We stayed at the 4-star Hyatt Regency in downtown for $85/night, which is less than we were going to pay for our other hotel.  I think being able to go back to the hotel to rest made the trip much more enjoyable.

We arrived at lunchtime on Saturday and headed straight for the North End (aka Little Italy) to get some pizza.  It was awesome and affordable.  Rarely do those two things go together.  It's called Galleria Umberto and the pizza's only $1.45/slice.  The inside was a little ghetto, but who cares!

After lunch we decided to walk over to the water and take the ferry to the USS Constitution.  Walking through the North End was really beautiful and charming.

And we stopped at the Christopher Columbus park on our way to let Lily play.

We really enjoyed riding the ferry.  The views of the harbor were really beautiful.

The USS Constitution is the oldest navy ship and it has never lost a battle.  It was key in the war of 1812.  It was really neat to see what the old navy ships looked like.  Its nickname is "Old Ironsides" because cannonballs bounce off the ship walls, like they would bounce of iron, even though the ship is made of oak.  The oak walls are REALLY thick.

We also toured a WWII Destroyer they have on display in the shipyard.  It was neat to see all the details of the ship, from the guns and torpedoes to the kitchen and laundry.

We also visited the USS Constitution museum while we were there.  I really liked it and it was free!  Here's a picture of Lily and Jeff looking inside a cannon (I think).

For dinner we went to Fanueil Hall.  They have a lot of street performers there and a replica of the Cheers bar (from the TV show).