Thursday, I took the day off to wander around Boston with him, and we covered a lot of ground, from Boston Common to the Freedom Trail.
Nathan slept in (his first day to catch up from a long summer), then we headed to the green line. His first MBTA experience was an eventful one, as we witnessed a medical emergency on our train. I was blown away by the overwhelming kindness of passengers in taking care of the lady until help arrived, but also by the irritation and voyeurism of other passengers, when a woman's life could be at stake.
We finally arrived at Boston Common and took some great photos at Frog Pond.
We wandered down the Freedom Trail, but took a break for lunch at the Barking Crab. Nathan, like Caleb, had a hankering for seafood.
He conquered the shellfish platter with ease.
While Nathan was cracking into the last of his crab claws, a 10-pound lobster made a special appearance in the dining room.
He was very stately. I named him Henry.
On our way back to the Freedom Trail, we saw the Northern Avenue swing bridge in action. Built in 1908, it's one of the oldest operable bridges of it's kind in the world.
Roughly following the Freedom Trail, we proceeded to wander around the North End, working off our large lunch. And the pastries we picked up at Mike's.
Friday, Nathan borrowed Ian's bike for a nice ride around the Emerald Necklace. We met up with him later in the afternoon and picked up a Mini Cooper convertible, courtesy of ZipCar.
Destination? JnJ Turo Turo. Mom was thrilled we were taking Nathan there and called him while we were driving, just to make sure we were on our way.
Nathan loved the barbecue, kare kare, and Filipino television programming, and portrayed his appreciation through his Asian photo face (dot com!). Also note, he wore his Pinoy shirt just for the occasion.
We had a great time together, and gave him strict instructions to come back soon!
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