Friday, October 21, 2005
everything but boston
greetings from boston.. kind of...
we've visited salem (north of boston), plimoth plantation and cape cod (east). we live in quincy (south, in the suburbs). we just haven't quite made it to the actual city of boston yet...maybe we'll get around to it by the end of the trip.
highlights so far:
1. living the "high life"--high in fat and cholesterol, that is. shrimp, lobster, scallops, sherry garlic butter (yum) and lots of chowder.
2. it's way too cold for us californians; traveling outside of a state with the most wonderful weather on the planet makes you appreciate home more. there has been a running list of what's so great of living in california: top of the list so far is ethnic diversity, weather, driving habits...
3. beach hopping along cape cod: we saw the most beautiful sunset at mayflower beach. all the stress of finding it and catching the sun while it's still in the sky was well worth it.
4. funny moments and lines:
"this isn't a pretty beach...do you guys still want to get out of the car?" (pauline)
"you don't know what a good pastry shop could do to redeem your experience of a place" (maria and joy, in reference to "rainbow-flagged" provincetown)
falling asleep everytime anyone of us got into the car...and then fogging up all the windows
trying to take jcrew catalog pictures (poor mike had never seen one and didn't know what we were trying to achieve)
this is chestnut street in salem: a beautiful street lined with historic homes
the best clam chowder at legal seafoods (served at seven presidential inaugurations)
that's all for now...we'll write more when we actually visit boston.
maria
we've visited salem (north of boston), plimoth plantation and cape cod (east). we live in quincy (south, in the suburbs). we just haven't quite made it to the actual city of boston yet...maybe we'll get around to it by the end of the trip.
highlights so far:
1. living the "high life"--high in fat and cholesterol, that is. shrimp, lobster, scallops, sherry garlic butter (yum) and lots of chowder.
2. it's way too cold for us californians; traveling outside of a state with the most wonderful weather on the planet makes you appreciate home more. there has been a running list of what's so great of living in california: top of the list so far is ethnic diversity, weather, driving habits...
3. beach hopping along cape cod: we saw the most beautiful sunset at mayflower beach. all the stress of finding it and catching the sun while it's still in the sky was well worth it.
4. funny moments and lines:
"this isn't a pretty beach...do you guys still want to get out of the car?" (pauline)
"you don't know what a good pastry shop could do to redeem your experience of a place" (maria and joy, in reference to "rainbow-flagged" provincetown)
falling asleep everytime anyone of us got into the car...and then fogging up all the windows
trying to take jcrew catalog pictures (poor mike had never seen one and didn't know what we were trying to achieve)
this is chestnut street in salem: a beautiful street lined with historic homes
the best clam chowder at legal seafoods (served at seven presidential inaugurations)
that's all for now...we'll write more when we actually visit boston.
maria
