I wrote a feature recently about my family’s recent trip to Boston. (Haven’t read it? See it here.)
Since I took oodles of pics leading up to the Boston Marathon and afterwards, I decided to make this blog post a ‘behind the scenes’ photo essay of that trip. Boston is such a great city that it’s hard not to go camera crazy!
Hubby and I began our journey in Moncton, New Brunswick. (That’s us in the car, caffeine close by.)
Click the pics that follow to read the captions and follow our journey!
With lots of chatter along the way, we trekked over to Boylston Street where the public was invited to visit the Marathon Finish Line before the race. SO exciting to see the venue up close after viewing it on TV for so many years!
We split up for a bit while Sidney, hubby and I checked into our gorgeous room at the iconic Boston Harbor Hotel on the city’s waterfront
That night, we discovered Boston’s Little Italy, a great place to help my daughter and her run buddy carb-load for the marathon. A friend had recommended Antico Forno. Not the place for a quiet conversation that night (a full house!) but the perfect locale to get pumped for the upcoming run.
We woke up to a sunny Easter Sunday and an incredible breakfast at the Boston Harbor Hotel’s Rowes Wharf Sea Grille.
When it was finally race day, the Donaldson cheer squad (and friends!) positioned itself in Kenmore Square near the Citgo sign, about a mile (aka 1.6 km) from the finish.
We grabbed the subway to meet Sarah on the Boston Common for some post-race hugs!
Thanks for the memories, Boston!
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