Boston Vacation - Part 2

Our second part of our Boston vacation started off with a delicious brunch!  Ashley booked a reservation at a new restaurant close to Harvard's square.  We woke early in the morning to get ready for a day of hiking, fueled by a delicious brunch.  I ate so much tomato soup that I could barely move.

After brunch, we took a walk around the Harvard campus and were able to take a sneak peak into the beautiful library.  The architecture in the library was breathtaking.  I cannot imagine studying there, I would be distracted staring at the marble ceilings and pillars all day.  We also found another little library, the Nathan Marsh Library, who knew I was famous?  Harvard campus was spectacular.

We made our way out of town to a nearby hiking area to get a view of the colors from above, and the city from a distance.  The trees where just about to change, and we caught the colors early in the season.  The hiking was intense!  Ashley and I were crawling up cliffs and our men were 100 yards away scaling another mountain ahead!

Ashley and I hiding in the rocks, a few of the larger on the trail.

Boston in the distance, the colors are just about to turn.

After following poorly marked trails in the woods, we found ourselves somewhat lost in the thick of things.  Most of the people we came across also had no clue where we were headed.  Foley had taken a snapshot of the map when we entered which was a life saver, and brought us back out in one piece.  Don't worry though, the whole time we were in the woods enjoying the view, Paul and Foley were receiving constant updates from their fantasy football teams. 

Our fantasy football navigating team...

That afternoon, we made our way back to the apartment just in time to see the football games unfold and watch the Packers take a hit. Ashley and I took a shopping trip for dinner and prepared a delicious dinner of homemade pizza and salad.  It was a delicious Sunday evening.

Paul and Red Auerbach, chillin'.

Monday morning, Paul and I woke up to coffee ready to brew (thank you Ashley!) and spent the morning walking around the area and packed up to head back to up for Pittsburgh!  We had an absolutely wonderful time in the Boston area, and we are so happy it worked to find a weekend that worked between two busy schedules!

Hopefully see you two again in the Burgh, or Wisconsin would be another fine destination!  Thank you both for your hospitality!

Welcome to America.