Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Home
We arrived home safely and Julian had an excellent flight! Early start today, 3am, but we have week until we need everything back to normal. Everyone had a good sleep, hopefuLly we get through the day ok.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Day 19 - Boston
We are currently at the airport trying to kill 4.5 hours. We got booted out of the apartment at 11:40am and decided to just come to the airport. It is a warm day here and Steve wasn't keen on lugging the bags up and down stairs again. Julian obviously hasn't had a sleep and is starting to struggle. Hopefully we can get some food into him to allow him to sleep later. Fingers crossed.
At this stage the flight is still on time...
Additional:
Julian woke up at 1:30am again but thankfully he was back asleep after an hour(!!). He then woke up at 7am, which wasn't too bad.
As promised here is a photo of the very high King size bed. Look at that pile of pillows (AJ - more than you use!)
This is the skylight that Steve blocked off with a lounger cushion (which we forgot to photograph). Julians bed was approximately where he is standing.
This shows the other skylight at the top of the open staircase from the bedroom to the roof deck. We couldn't do anything about the light from this one.
After we had packed up, we had to go to Starbucks, again, because yesterday in the rush to get the stroller into the taxi, Julians straw cup was cracked. It was only a short walk around the corner but it gave Julian a chance to stretch his legs and say Hi to all the little puppy dogs that everyone seems to have. Near Starbucks was a cool little toy store and they had little metal cars and planes in the window. I had to have a plane, so we bought one for Julian :) It replaced the yellow taxi that has been glued to his hand since New York. He flies it around and makes brrr noises (he is flying it in the shot above).
We had hoped to feed Julian up before we left the apartment but he had other ideas and refused most of his lunch. When the cleaners arrived at 11:40am we decided to get a taxi to the airport and hang around there. We did have the option of storing the bags at the other B&B but Steve wasn't keen on lugging the bags up and down stairs again.
I hailed a taxi on the main st near our apartment, Charles st, and directed the driver across a couple of lanes of traffic to where Steve was waiting with our bags. We had managed to condense everything into 3 suitcases and a stroller bag with a tote and backpack as carry-on.
Julian loved the taxi ride to the airport, as usual, pointing out the sights as we drive along. The approach into Boston airport is really cool as you get a really good view of the planes on the ramp in. A nice guy helped Steve with the bags but they walked too quickly for Julian and he got confused and wanted to go the otherway. He had his little puppy backpack on, but he pulled so hard that the stitching broke and the straps pulled out throwing Julian onto the ground. He was not happy :(
Once we were inside, we checked in and not surprisingly, we used nearly every kilo of the baggage allowance! The check-in lady said that we couldn't get boarding passes all the way through and that it could only be done in LA. (In LA we found that this was a load of bollocks). The flight was full, so there was no spare seat for Julian.
We went to the American Airlines Admiral Lounge (using Steve's Gold Qantas Frequent Flyer) and found that nearly everything had to be paid for (not like Qantas). So we had McDonalds yet again as everything else was much more expensive and didn't look very nice anyway- Julian has now eaten approximately 6 chicken McNuggets in his life. Definitely not a proud-parenting moment!
The lounge did have a nice small room for the little ones (much better than Qantas which just has it in a corner and means the kiddies can easily escape) so we were in there for a while before moving to next to the windows so Julian could watch the planes which he LOVED.
The Boston - LA flight was 5 hours and Julian managed to sleep for approx 45mins of that. By that time he had been up for 13hours without a nap and he was getting pretty excited. Thankfully no screaming this time. We used the iPad A LOT this flight!
When we arrived at LA we found out that EVERYONE else waiting for the Qantas transfer bus (from the Domestic to International terminals) had boarding passes. Thankfully they held the bus for us whilst we got ours - Steve was less than impressed.
We had a 3.5hour wait at LA so we went to the Qantas club again and this time it was packed. We asked a guy if we could sit with him. He turned out to be a professor in Engineering (http://www.epp.cmu.edu/people/bios/hills.html) and was heading to Lima, Peru to check up on some of his students there. Turns out that he had also done work at University of Canterbury - so small world!
Before we knew it we were back on the plane again and this time Julian was asleep before the plane had finished boarding. He slept for 7 hours in a row without assistance, waking every 45mins having a quick look around before closing his eyes and back to sleep. These little wake ups gave me a chance to wiggle otherwise I think my bum would have gone numb! Steve and I managed to sleep at the same time as Julian. After his sleep he was surprisingly calm and easy to manage -complete reversal of the trip over - and he even surprised us with another hour nap before we landed.
Customs in Melbourne was a breeze and we were one of the first through. Unfortunately our bags were nearly the last off and our stroller bag was wrapped up in Qantas security tape as they have broken the zip! I think we get baggage damage every time we fly. Then our bags got sniffed by the dog and he came back to us 3 times - he liked apples as much as Julian does. So it took just over an hour and we were finally out to meet up with Frank/Grandad. Anne had given him a banana for Julian and Julian ate the whole thing! Julian was happy to be home and when he saw my car he smiled. He was still smiling when I put him in the childseat.
Additional:
Julian woke up at 1:30am again but thankfully he was back asleep after an hour(!!). He then woke up at 7am, which wasn't too bad.
After we had packed up, we had to go to Starbucks, again, because yesterday in the rush to get the stroller into the taxi, Julians straw cup was cracked. It was only a short walk around the corner but it gave Julian a chance to stretch his legs and say Hi to all the little puppy dogs that everyone seems to have. Near Starbucks was a cool little toy store and they had little metal cars and planes in the window. I had to have a plane, so we bought one for Julian :) It replaced the yellow taxi that has been glued to his hand since New York. He flies it around and makes brrr noises (he is flying it in the shot above).
We had hoped to feed Julian up before we left the apartment but he had other ideas and refused most of his lunch. When the cleaners arrived at 11:40am we decided to get a taxi to the airport and hang around there. We did have the option of storing the bags at the other B&B but Steve wasn't keen on lugging the bags up and down stairs again.
I hailed a taxi on the main st near our apartment, Charles st, and directed the driver across a couple of lanes of traffic to where Steve was waiting with our bags. We had managed to condense everything into 3 suitcases and a stroller bag with a tote and backpack as carry-on.
Julian loved the taxi ride to the airport, as usual, pointing out the sights as we drive along. The approach into Boston airport is really cool as you get a really good view of the planes on the ramp in. A nice guy helped Steve with the bags but they walked too quickly for Julian and he got confused and wanted to go the otherway. He had his little puppy backpack on, but he pulled so hard that the stitching broke and the straps pulled out throwing Julian onto the ground. He was not happy :(
Once we were inside, we checked in and not surprisingly, we used nearly every kilo of the baggage allowance! The check-in lady said that we couldn't get boarding passes all the way through and that it could only be done in LA. (In LA we found that this was a load of bollocks). The flight was full, so there was no spare seat for Julian.
We went to the American Airlines Admiral Lounge (using Steve's Gold Qantas Frequent Flyer) and found that nearly everything had to be paid for (not like Qantas). So we had McDonalds yet again as everything else was much more expensive and didn't look very nice anyway- Julian has now eaten approximately 6 chicken McNuggets in his life. Definitely not a proud-parenting moment!
The Boston - LA flight was 5 hours and Julian managed to sleep for approx 45mins of that. By that time he had been up for 13hours without a nap and he was getting pretty excited. Thankfully no screaming this time. We used the iPad A LOT this flight!
When we arrived at LA we found out that EVERYONE else waiting for the Qantas transfer bus (from the Domestic to International terminals) had boarding passes. Thankfully they held the bus for us whilst we got ours - Steve was less than impressed.
We had a 3.5hour wait at LA so we went to the Qantas club again and this time it was packed. We asked a guy if we could sit with him. He turned out to be a professor in Engineering (http://www.epp.cmu.edu/people/bios/hills.html) and was heading to Lima, Peru to check up on some of his students there. Turns out that he had also done work at University of Canterbury - so small world!
Before we knew it we were back on the plane again and this time Julian was asleep before the plane had finished boarding. He slept for 7 hours in a row without assistance, waking every 45mins having a quick look around before closing his eyes and back to sleep. These little wake ups gave me a chance to wiggle otherwise I think my bum would have gone numb! Steve and I managed to sleep at the same time as Julian. After his sleep he was surprisingly calm and easy to manage -complete reversal of the trip over - and he even surprised us with another hour nap before we landed.
Customs in Melbourne was a breeze and we were one of the first through. Unfortunately our bags were nearly the last off and our stroller bag was wrapped up in Qantas security tape as they have broken the zip! I think we get baggage damage every time we fly. Then our bags got sniffed by the dog and he came back to us 3 times - he liked apples as much as Julian does. So it took just over an hour and we were finally out to meet up with Frank/Grandad. Anne had given him a banana for Julian and Julian ate the whole thing! Julian was happy to be home and when he saw my car he smiled. He was still smiling when I put him in the childseat.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Day 18 - Boston, Boston Common, USS Constitution
OMG what a night! Julian woke every 1.5hours (FOUR times total) and was awake from 1:30 to 4:08am. The damn light woke us early again and we were all a bit grumpy this morning. We have no idea what was up with him as he seemed fine.
Thankfully we had a very cruisey day planned and made it out of the house just before 10am. It is actually only 1.5blocks walk to Boston Common for us and Julian loves every minute of it.
We walked around the Common at bit but Julian was already taking standing breaks. Soon after we started the walk home, he wanted to be carried.
We gave him an early lunch and then put him down to rest. He slept for 3.5hours! Steve and I finally had a chance to read and I started The Hunger Games (Thank you Faye) and it really is a riveting read. When Julian woke, he was in an excellent mood as it was 3pm and we wanted to see Old Ironsides (the USS Constitution sailing ship) today. We decided to take a taxi instead of walking, to save time and this turned out to be a wise choice as a thunderstorm began halfway there. When we arrived we threw Julian in the stroller (with rainhood) and made for the USS Constitution museum. We had look around in there and thankfully the skies cleared to allow us to go and look at the ship.
A World War II US Navy destroyer in dry dock.
The storm as it rolled past the dock.
The USS Constitution
Julian and Steve on the gun deck.
Julian standing at attention in front of his gun - this cracked me up!
Julian and Steve in the TIGHT sleeping quarters.
The pots which held the embers to light the wick of the cannons.
We then hopped off the ship and had a look at another museum dedicated to the Charleston Naval Dockyards. Then we were going to walk home but another thunderstorm was visible and we spotted a taxi outside, so we grabbed it.
I took this photo of the Bunker-Hill monument as I was climbing in to the taxi. It marks the spot of a battle between some Bostonians and the English during the War of Independence (which the Brits won but lost 1200 soldiers in the process).
Once again the taxi ride was worth the cash as the heavens opened and it BUCKETED down - it was like a downpour in the tropics! We were so happy to be inside a car as everyone outside was soaked!
We got home and gave Julian his dinner. We had decided on Pizza again from Upper Crust as it was pretty good. They screwed up this time and even though Steve was sitting right there, they lost the pizza and when they found it, it was cold. Yay.
This is it halfway through - look at all that oil! It may have tasted good hot...
Fingers crossed Julian sleeps tonight. Tomorrow we are leaving and that will take up all of our energy! Flight leaves Boston 4:50pm and we arrive in Melbourne 8:00am Monday.
Thankfully we had a very cruisey day planned and made it out of the house just before 10am. It is actually only 1.5blocks walk to Boston Common for us and Julian loves every minute of it.
We walked around the Common at bit but Julian was already taking standing breaks. Soon after we started the walk home, he wanted to be carried.
We gave him an early lunch and then put him down to rest. He slept for 3.5hours! Steve and I finally had a chance to read and I started The Hunger Games (Thank you Faye) and it really is a riveting read. When Julian woke, he was in an excellent mood as it was 3pm and we wanted to see Old Ironsides (the USS Constitution sailing ship) today. We decided to take a taxi instead of walking, to save time and this turned out to be a wise choice as a thunderstorm began halfway there. When we arrived we threw Julian in the stroller (with rainhood) and made for the USS Constitution museum. We had look around in there and thankfully the skies cleared to allow us to go and look at the ship.
Julian and Steve in the TIGHT sleeping quarters.
We then hopped off the ship and had a look at another museum dedicated to the Charleston Naval Dockyards. Then we were going to walk home but another thunderstorm was visible and we spotted a taxi outside, so we grabbed it.
Once again the taxi ride was worth the cash as the heavens opened and it BUCKETED down - it was like a downpour in the tropics! We were so happy to be inside a car as everyone outside was soaked!
We got home and gave Julian his dinner. We had decided on Pizza again from Upper Crust as it was pretty good. They screwed up this time and even though Steve was sitting right there, they lost the pizza and when they found it, it was cold. Yay.
Fingers crossed Julian sleeps tonight. Tomorrow we are leaving and that will take up all of our energy! Flight leaves Boston 4:50pm and we arrive in Melbourne 8:00am Monday.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Day 17 - Boston, Freedom Trail
Julian had a nice nap of nearly 2 hours which rejuvenated everyone. We popped him in the pram and he didn't protest, then we walked to the information centre in Boston Common where the Freedom Trail guided walks begin.
The walk started at 2:30pm and the rain started at 2:30pm. Bob, our guide asked us if we wanted to have a quick walking tour and then the explaination in the pub at the end - of course everyone agreed!
First stop was the Granary Burial Ground near the top of Beacon Hill. People like John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere are buried here (these are VERY important people in the early days of the American Revolution).
The white obelisk in the distance is where they think John Hancock is buried (next to his manservant/ slave Frank). There are approx 18,000 people buried here and about 2000 headstones. The headstones were rearranged in the 1920's into rows as part of the New Deal make work program!
This is the Kings Chapel and on the left of the pillars there is a small obelisk. This is to commemorate a French Aristocrat. He was coming to Boston as the French Kings Chamberlain and when he first arrived he decided that after 4months at sea that he wanted bread. He had the ovens set up on the foreshore and set the bakers to work. At the time Boston was in famine and had no grain. The smell of the baking bread set the locals off and being a French noble, he refused to share. He died from a stab wound to his left eye approx 5 hours after setting foot on shore. Sam Adams told the French king (Louis 16) that they would erect a monument in his honour to smooth things over. They didn't get around to it straight away and only erected it in 1917 when they were reminded about it just before a visit by some French diplomats! (This is why you pay the $13.65 and do the tour).
This is the old City Hall.
This is the Old South Meeting House where the famous Boston Tea Party was organised.
This is our guide, Bob. All the tour guides wear period dress, so are easy to spot around town.
This is the Old Corner Bookstore. It was a place which originally used to print litertature, then was a meeting place for famous authors such as Mark Twain, Woodsworth (can't remember more) and then it was a "first edition" bookstore which once had a signed copy of The Scarlet Letter. It was a bookstore until the 1960's. Now it is a chain restaurant (much to our guides dismay). Also of note is that they have a 10 year lease, with an annual rental of $346,000! That is a lot of Burritos!
This is the Old State House which is the site of the Boston Massacre. Our guide preferred to call it the site of the Riot on Kings road which is the event which set everything in motion. It was about an officer who had bought a wig and the wig makers apprentice who thought he hadn't paid for it. The short of it was that a soldier clobbered the kid with his musket for bad mouthing the officer. The locals then clobbered the soldier and things got worse from there. The Massacre is the result of this and only about 5 people were killed. There is a whole lot more to this story and it involves more fights and riots between soldiers and Bostonians. Our guide is going to write a book about it and I think it will be a good read.
This is Fanieul Hall - there is a market on the ground floor and an meeting hall on the first floor. This is where a lot of the organising was done for the Revolution and riots.
This is where the tour ends - a small street which is all pubs. The most modern is from the 1870's and the small one on the right of this shot is one of the earliest from the late 1700's.
This is a dolls house in the window of the one above.
We walked around the corner to the Green Dragon, est 1630's but has moved a few times, for a pint with the guide and the tour group.
Julian making friends.
Our guide had one degree in American History and another in early American woodworking which included furniture making. He showed us some of his work and it was beautiful - inlays, carving and joinery.
We walked back home via Whole Foods Market to stock up on milk, bread, ice cream, brownies etc. We got home and gave a starving Julian dinner (it was past 5:30pm). Then it was back out to feed us. I had seen a couple of good reviews on Yelp for The Paramount which is about 100m away. We walked in and got a table straight away, thank goodness. Steve ordered the Paramount burger and I ordered the Buttermilk deep fried chicken.
Mine is at the front and is swimming in a creamy corn soup and Steve's burger is hiding under that pile of onion rings. Don't people eat greens here?
Then we came home and put Julian to bed. We are currently drinking more beers and will have some ice cream with Brownie very soon. We did lots of walking today and we feel tired but not overly. The jeans are getting looser too, so all this carb-rich food isn't packing it on the hips/tummy.
Tomorrow we are going to visit the USS Constitution in the afternoon, the morning will be similar to today to give Julian a fair break from the stroller.
NOTE: I have updated Day 15 with more photos etc
The walk started at 2:30pm and the rain started at 2:30pm. Bob, our guide asked us if we wanted to have a quick walking tour and then the explaination in the pub at the end - of course everyone agreed!
First stop was the Granary Burial Ground near the top of Beacon Hill. People like John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Paul Revere are buried here (these are VERY important people in the early days of the American Revolution).
This is a dolls house in the window of the one above.
We walked around the corner to the Green Dragon, est 1630's but has moved a few times, for a pint with the guide and the tour group.
Our guide had one degree in American History and another in early American woodworking which included furniture making. He showed us some of his work and it was beautiful - inlays, carving and joinery.
We walked back home via Whole Foods Market to stock up on milk, bread, ice cream, brownies etc. We got home and gave a starving Julian dinner (it was past 5:30pm). Then it was back out to feed us. I had seen a couple of good reviews on Yelp for The Paramount which is about 100m away. We walked in and got a table straight away, thank goodness. Steve ordered the Paramount burger and I ordered the Buttermilk deep fried chicken.
Then we came home and put Julian to bed. We are currently drinking more beers and will have some ice cream with Brownie very soon. We did lots of walking today and we feel tired but not overly. The jeans are getting looser too, so all this carb-rich food isn't packing it on the hips/tummy.
Tomorrow we are going to visit the USS Constitution in the afternoon, the morning will be similar to today to give Julian a fair break from the stroller.
NOTE: I have updated Day 15 with more photos etc
Day 17 - Boston, Boston Common
As expected the sun woke Julian up at 6am. Steve and I had been awake since 5:30am, so it could have been worse. Julian was content to lie with us for a while in the King size bed which was very good of him. The strange thing about this bed is that it is about 1m off the ground - photo to come.
We all had breakfast and then once again mucked around, making the most of not having to be anywhere. I put on a load of washing in the washer/dryer and it said that it would take 4.5hours! I thought it was joking, little did I know that it was going to change its mind and take longer!
At around 9:30am Julian was eager for a run around, so we put on his doggy backpack (with a leash for us to hold) and we went for a walk around the surrounding streets.
Beacon Hill is one of the most expensive areas in Boston (we saw a BASIC 3Br apartment for sale for $3.2M- damn scary). We walked the block to Louisberg Square which is prime real estate. The brownstones around this block are valued between $6M - $20M. Senator John Kerry has one on the corner. One can dream...
We then got yet another hot chocolate from Starbucks and we all walked 3 blocks to Boston Common.
Julian is loving walking and we are trying to make the most of it. So far today he walked at least 1km (according to Google Maps).
We then walked him to get Julian a decent lunch and give him a rest in the cot. I then walked 85m (according to Google Maps) to Cafe Vanille and bought our lunch:
Toasted Pastrami Panini (don't know why we got bread), Pain Aux Chocolat and Chocolate Eclairs washed down with in-house Passionfruit Iced Tea. Steve wasn't too keen on the tea but everything else was delicious.
As I write, Julian is still asleep. When he is up we will go back to Boston Common and join a Freedom Trail walking tour.
We all had breakfast and then once again mucked around, making the most of not having to be anywhere. I put on a load of washing in the washer/dryer and it said that it would take 4.5hours! I thought it was joking, little did I know that it was going to change its mind and take longer!
At around 9:30am Julian was eager for a run around, so we put on his doggy backpack (with a leash for us to hold) and we went for a walk around the surrounding streets.
Beacon Hill is one of the most expensive areas in Boston (we saw a BASIC 3Br apartment for sale for $3.2M- damn scary). We walked the block to Louisberg Square which is prime real estate. The brownstones around this block are valued between $6M - $20M. Senator John Kerry has one on the corner. One can dream...
We then walked him to get Julian a decent lunch and give him a rest in the cot. I then walked 85m (according to Google Maps) to Cafe Vanille and bought our lunch:
As I write, Julian is still asleep. When he is up we will go back to Boston Common and join a Freedom Trail walking tour.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Day 16 - Boston
Our neighbours had gone and Julian slept until 7:15am but woke up wet and unhappy (rightly so). We managed the showers (yay), pack up and breakfast in 2hours. We called our accomodation in Boston to see if we could drop our bags off early at the apartment but were told we couldn't. They did allow us to use their other location to store them for the 2hours until our apartment was "ready".
So we set Jane (GPS) up and she decided that we would take the same route back to Boston. We had to return the rental car back at 1pm so we decided not to deviate from Janes decision. The drive was 2.5hours and apart from a friendly flash from the local cops, it was uneventful.
New Hampshire number plate "Live Free or Die"- New Jersey already had "The Garden State".
Julian swatting for the test when he gets back to childcare.
Boston skyline - this time with blue skies.
When we got into Boston which included some poor decisions on Janes part, we found the place where we could drop off our bags. So much luggage that poor Steve had to haul up and down stairs! Then we got back in the car to drop it off at Avis in the city. No problem there and the nice lady suggested a place across the road to have lunch - Au Bon Pain.
We had excellent Clam chowder, salad and a bagel which Julian didn't want.
We had a bit of time to kill until our apartment was ready at 3pm, so we went to the local mall Copley Place and let Julian ride the escalators and walk from end to end. Very ritzy place this - Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Bally etc. We also found a Starbucks for another hot chocolate and bought more straws for Julians cup as he is chewing the end off the first one.
It was a short walk back to the Inn and they were very good. They helped us with our bags and got us a Taxi which we jammed full of bags! The ride to the apartment was straight forward and the driver did very well as the apartment is in a laneway which is barely wider than a car. It was a struggle to get out without banging the car door on a fence or wall.
The apartment was on level 3 which was at the top of a walkup - so Steve had to haul the bags up even more staircases. These were narrow and damn dangerous! Inside the "toddler friendly" apartment was another 2 staircases - one going to the bedroom and then another floor up to the roof top deck. This is the view from the deck:
Nice eh?
We didn't like the place when we arrived but that may have been tiredness. We hate stairs! Also the place is filled with skylights without blinds - damn killer when the sun is up around 5am. Steve found a fix for one which we will show you tomorrow. Julian was very reluctant to take a nap but we forced it upon him and he slept for 45mins - boy he needed it!
For dinner we walked about 100m around the corner and down the road to The Upper Crust, a pizza joint with good reviews. We bought a vege pizza and added Chicken and got it Take Out. We ate it on the roof top deck:
Tomorrow will hopefully be low-key, probably a walk around The Freedom Trail and a play in Boston Common.
So we set Jane (GPS) up and she decided that we would take the same route back to Boston. We had to return the rental car back at 1pm so we decided not to deviate from Janes decision. The drive was 2.5hours and apart from a friendly flash from the local cops, it was uneventful.
When we got into Boston which included some poor decisions on Janes part, we found the place where we could drop off our bags. So much luggage that poor Steve had to haul up and down stairs! Then we got back in the car to drop it off at Avis in the city. No problem there and the nice lady suggested a place across the road to have lunch - Au Bon Pain.
We had a bit of time to kill until our apartment was ready at 3pm, so we went to the local mall Copley Place and let Julian ride the escalators and walk from end to end. Very ritzy place this - Louis Vuitton, Neiman Marcus, Barneys, Bally etc. We also found a Starbucks for another hot chocolate and bought more straws for Julians cup as he is chewing the end off the first one.
It was a short walk back to the Inn and they were very good. They helped us with our bags and got us a Taxi which we jammed full of bags! The ride to the apartment was straight forward and the driver did very well as the apartment is in a laneway which is barely wider than a car. It was a struggle to get out without banging the car door on a fence or wall.
The apartment was on level 3 which was at the top of a walkup - so Steve had to haul the bags up even more staircases. These were narrow and damn dangerous! Inside the "toddler friendly" apartment was another 2 staircases - one going to the bedroom and then another floor up to the roof top deck. This is the view from the deck:
We didn't like the place when we arrived but that may have been tiredness. We hate stairs! Also the place is filled with skylights without blinds - damn killer when the sun is up around 5am. Steve found a fix for one which we will show you tomorrow. Julian was very reluctant to take a nap but we forced it upon him and he slept for 45mins - boy he needed it!
For dinner we walked about 100m around the corner and down the road to The Upper Crust, a pizza joint with good reviews. We bought a vege pizza and added Chicken and got it Take Out. We ate it on the roof top deck:
Tomorrow will hopefully be low-key, probably a walk around The Freedom Trail and a play in Boston Common.
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