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New England & Boston Trip

November 9, 2009

Last week Amy and I went on a trip through New England.  I was in Richmond, VA attending a training event with Ecclesia and Amy was in Chicago.  On Friday morning, we both flew into Boston and met up there.  Here was my cool view as we were landing.

Here’s me getting anxious about seeing Amy again (this was the first time we’d been apart since getting married 4 months ago).

We rented a car and drove up the coast to Portland, ME.  Here are some pictures from along the way.

We had a good time exploring Portland.  We ate at this awesome place called Silly’s, somewhere you should absolutely visit – and don’t bother eating for a day and a half before you go, you’ll want the room for the “Gravy Danger.”

The next day we drove west through the White Mountain National Forest that spans New Hampshire and Vermont.

A day of driving took us through the really hip downtown of Brattleboro, VT

where we caught a glimpse of the ever-growing reality of Post-Christian America,

and had an incredibly delicious maple latte at Mocha Joe’s.

Then, it was off to Providence, RI where we had a great Thai dinner, saw “A Serious Man,”at The Avon

and walked around the campus of Brown University.

The next morning we drove into Boston.

We stayed at a cool little place in the Back Bay part of Boston, “The Chandler Inn.”  Over the 2 days we walked The Freedom Trail – some of those pictures here…

But some of my favorite parts were visiting the actual location of Cheers

Getting placed in an impromptu Diet Coke commercial

worshipping with the incredibly diverse congregation of the historic Park Street Church amidst their 200 year celebration

and indulging in my favorite dessert, Boston Cream Pie, at “The Omni Parker House” where they invented it!

Not to worry, Amy made sure to add her name to the Declaration of Independence!

Our trip finished up with 2 days in NYC where we got to see our friend Jorge

who took us to an incredible place for NY pizza.

We got to spend time with my bother Alex and his girlfriend Michelle.

We went for a walk through Central Park and Alex showed off his mad bouldering skills.

We visited Serendipity of John Cusack movie fame and enjoyed a famous frozen hot chocolate.

Especially meaningful for Amy who has done theater her whole life, we got to attend our first Broadway show, Mary Poppins.

When we left the show, we walked through time square where a billion people were watching the Yankees game on a huge screen – very cool.

And to cap off the evening, we hit up Ray’s Pizza (from Elf!) for some more excellent NY pizza.

It was an unforgettable trip and I’m already anxious to make it back.  Feel free to check out our full collection of pictures and videos.

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