The ride on the train was about an hour and once again a great way to get into the big city while avoiding traffic and parking constrictions/fees. The cost to park near Fenway Park is $50 during a game!! Our round trip tickets from Bellingham to Boston were $40. No gas costs and no driving or parking stress. We had to walk 1.2 miles to the park and the game started at 7:30pm but the streets were wide and well lit for our return at midnight:)
We took the train out around early afternoon so we could take our time getting to the park and get there early enough to take a tour.
A cloudy day made the temp comfortable in the high 60s. A half block from the train station we found ourselves in a large square with a beautiful church and a market.
The library was also there and we popped our heads in to take a look as we had been told it was a must do. Will be writing more about these places later;)
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| Boston post office |
We passed the finish line for the Boston Marathon....
and America's first sports bar??
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| Mikes first view of Fenway Park in person |
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| does this man look happy or what:) |
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| on the tour we had a great look at the park from all angles |
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| the wall on the left is affectionately called The Green Monster....when you bat a home run over this thing..... |
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| later just before game time..... |
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removing the rain shield from the infield before the game started
yes, it was raining and rained 3/4 of the game
fortunately it was a light rain;)
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| David Ortiz, Big Papi, warming up before the game. He did hit a HR during the game! |
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| first pitch of the game! |
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| they won this night yay. had already won the division |
The next day, Saturday, we drove into Connecticut to visit a couple of wineries and a brewery:
The two wineries we visited grew all their own grapes and had beautiful vineyards and tasting rooms and had some good wines.
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| Willimantic Brewing Co. in Willimantic, CT. is located in the old historic post office building. Way cool!! |
Glad Mike was able to check that off his extensive list! I bet it was unreal.
ReplyDeleteHe was a pretty happy camper son:)
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