:: Pedantic Platitudes ::

:: Saturday, April 19, 2003 ::

Katie and I went to see downtown Boston today. The first stop on our whirlwind tour was the New England Aquarium. They had the cutest penguins that stood on rocks jutting up from clear water. They were fast swimmers, too. We also saw Mr. Turtle's relatives and friends, including the biggest turtle I have ever seen. Best line I heard in the afternoon: "That fish is bigger than my dog!" Afterwards, we walked to Faneuil Hall and shopped around and had a snack. Katie had real New England "Chowda," and I had ice cream, even though it was still kinda cold outside; however, I must say 50 degrees is still bearable, even in mid-April. For some reason, my butter pecan ice cream came in two cones, one stacked on top of the other. Strange.

Then, we followed the Freedom Trail through the financial district (seeing some historical sights along the way) to get to Boston Common, where we walked around to see the wonderful park. The lake was placid and beautiful, as always, and some of the trees actually had some leaves on them! The long, severe winter we had this year has caused many plants around here to be late in putting out new leaves. We walked up the famous Newbury Street and visited Copley Place, a really upscale shopping mall with really nice stores like Gucci and Tiffany & Co.

We then took the green line on the T to the Cambridgeside Galleria, where Katie got her ear pierced once again. We then shopped at Old Navy, and I got a couple more shirts. We went to the food court and had some sushi, after which we returned to the campus. It was a fun day, and now it is time for me to do homework. Yay!

:: SL 12:05 AM [+] ::
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