New England Aquarium

We visited the New England Aquarium today and had a great time. It was the best aquarium we've ever been to. It was a bit crowded, but still we had fun checking out all the sea life. There were jellyfish, giant turtles, penguins, puffer fish, and even sharks! I shot great video of the giant sea turtle swimming up to the glass and really checking Joshua and Jennifer out. Of course, Justin loved the penguins...and there were dozens of them. My favorite was the jellyfish. They had a special exhibit with several tanks full of them. After the aquarium we walked to the Quincy Market. I thought it was going to be an open-air market similar to Eastern Market in Detroit...but really it was just a shopping mall with a bunch of stores and restaurants. We walked by the original Cheers bar from the TV show. There are two Cheers in Boston. The original bar (which we saw today), and the new version, which was designed as a replica of the one from the TV show. Once again, the boys were underwhelmed. We walked a bit of the Freedom Trail before heading back to Boston Harbor to catch our shuttle bus back to the hotel. In the evening, we took another shuttle to Harvard Square in Cambridge. It's a short ride over the Charles River and in to Cambridge. We had a nice dinner at UNO, then shopped at a department store called The Coop. Jennifer finally got her copy of the new Harry Potter book, and the boys got a couple books, too. Tomorrow afternoon it's off to Fenway Park to (hopefully) witness a first-class White Sox beatdown...