Since an 8 hour train ride for visiting only one day would be silly (or insane), we stayed for the rest of the week.  We started by seeing the Boston Children’s Museum. 

Then because Ian’s fever returned, we took a trip to the Massachusetts General Hospital.  We planned to go to the clinic, but as the clinic doesn’t see children Ian’s size, the ER was the only option.  So after learning that it’s not an infection and “patience” is our only medicine, we headed out to the Aquarium.

The next day was water themed.  We happened to go to the opening day of the frog pond.  If the little park near us becomes half of the fun, that will be a major accomplishment!  Then we took a trip on a swan boat.  We finished off with all five of us (Pete, Ian, me and my folks) taking a duck tour.  We may have to take the duck tour back here in DC too!

Later, we learned that even though the guide book says “all ages”, it does not make it so.  The science museum didn’t end up being of too much interest.  I guess your can’t win them all.  The Boston common park made a good alternative.  I guess if your are not in an age range that has to pay, you probably are not interested.

On our last day, Pete made a solo trip to Mass General for a twisted ankle.  Since the Children’s meuseum was the most popular, Ian and I spend all day there.  Then after dinner, and since it was Friday, we got to spend our evening there too!

We ended up seeing some history too.  Our hotel, the Omni Hotel of Boston, was the oldest continuously running hotel in the US.   The nearest park, where we spent so much time, the Boston Common, was the oldest public park in the US.  Then, the T-stop at the park, Park Street Station, was the first rubway station in the US. 

911 asked where the fire was, and I gave them the nearest cross street and the address of the apartment building across the street.  Then they asked how close it was to the building.  It feels very silly to say – “Uhh it’s in a park next to a tree and not near any building and it’s a small fire”.  So they took my name and telephone number and hung up.

However on the walk home, the fire was definitely put out (and mulch moved to double check).  Apparently Pete and Ian saw the fire trucks that came to rescue the tree from the cigarette butt.