Higgy's 30th

After months of giving me a hard time for being in my thirties and him still reveling in his twenties, Jon finally hit the big 3-0!!  It was strange to not be surrounded by family and friends on such a big birthday, but we made the best out of it.  We celebrated a few days early with a tour of the Harpoon brewery, lunch at the Yankee Lobster Company, and a Rangers game at Fenway Park.

The tasting room

Mid-tour with our safety glasses

This is the sugar and cinnamon pretzel at Harpoon. Even if you do not like beer it is worth a trip just for the pretzel. They make them in house with some of the yeast run off from their beer. 

Rangers playing the Red Sox 

Since Jon had to work the night before and the night of his actual Birthday I made sure to have a Birthday breakfast for him when he came home. His travel company also sent him pizza at work. 

Just ignore my creep and sleepy reflection in the mirror

Welcome to your 30s, Mrs. Boggans!!! 

Vermont & Montreal

In our attempt to see as many places on the East Coast as possible we decided to explore Vermont and Montreal.  We are only about 3 hours from Burlington, VT and Montreal is only a couple more hours from there.  Of course, we planned our visit to Burlington with a visit to Ben & Jerry's Factory tour in mind. Who doesn't want to see how ice cream is made and then enjoy some at the end?

We made a quick stop by Magic Hat Brewery- thanks Jennifer for the heads up 

Burlington is a great town that has a little bit of everything.  It backs up to Lake Champlain, has skiing in the winter, a wonderful downtown area in the summer. I would love to go back and spend a couple more days relaxing and exploring in this quaint little town.

Beautiful church in Burlington, VT

We spent the next 2 nights exploring Montreal.  Jon and I ended up walking over 13 miles in one day and still didn't see all there was to see.  A lot of our time was spent in Old Montreal which has a very european feel with cobblestone streets and a smaller Notre Dame.

Bonjour!! The sign as we crossed into Canada

Notre Dame at night 

One of the longest treks we took was to see L'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal.  It is a beautiful church with a million steps leading up to the Basilica which is the highest point in Montreal . In fact, some people climb up the steps on their knees praying at each step as they go. There were a few people on their knees as we climbed up the steps, one man was at the very bottom when we started and was only half way up as we were leaving.

View of Montreal from halfway up the Basilica 

On the last night in Montreal we were walking around after dinner and saw this giant raccoon just wondering through the streets. It was really big! The best part was watching Jon as he chased it down the street and took like 15 pictures. 

We found an amazing dessert place called Juliette & Chocolat.  It is a dessert lovers dream! This was the chocolate sampler that we shared.

Jon eating a pot-o-chocolat 

Of course we had to try poutine....when in Canada!! 

The olympic stadium from 1976 

We were also able to knock out a couple more state line photos on the way back to Boston...

Boston Week 1

Here we are on the road again continuing our adventure in the city of Boston where you do not pronounce the "r" sound. We could go to the "habah" or catch a sox game at the "bah" or maybe even eat some "lobstah" that's wicked awesome.

Jon enjoying a lobster roll on our 1st day here

Everything we need for 13 weeks stuffed into 4 suit cases and 2  backpacks

Our first week was full of excitement with the Boston Marathon, hotel hopping, Jon's first few days of work, and celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary.  We had trouble locating place to stay for the first week due to the marathon and marathon pricing at hotels all over the city. We spent a couple nights at a Marriott Courtyard that we had stayed at before and then moved to another hotel we found on Hotel Tonight for a steal of a deal.  If you do not have the Hotel Tonight app for last minute deals on hotels then get it now (let me know if you want my referral code and we can both get some free $$). Also, if you like to play on the risky side to save a few dollars you can wait until right before you arrive to see if your rate will drop even more throughout the day.

The male winner of the Boston Marathon

Our late night trek to the seaport and back...it was only 2 miles each way!

The BEST cannoli and marzipan- its our favorite pastry shop

For our 5th Anniversary we decided to take a trip to The Cape and stay at a nice little B&B.  We found a great, romantic place called The Captain Farris House located in S. Yarmouth. It was the perfect place to celebrate our anniversary.  Highly recommend it if you are ever in Cape Cod.

Captain Farris House Bed & Breakfast 

Afternoon tea at the B&B

Chatham Beach