Today we got up early so that we could make it to Boston and get tickets for the Duck Tour. As we pulled up to the entrance of the parking garage, a guy in a motorized wheelchair was making his way across and then his chair stalled. It happened right in front of us, so therefore, we couldn't pull into the garage. We felt bad, and after awhile we were about ready to get out to help him. Finally he got it working again, and we made it to the Pru (the Prudential Center). We ended up getting tickets for the noon tour and then we also got our two-day trolley passes, too. Above is a picture of us waiting to get on our Duck. Below is our Duck, "Bridget Longfellow."
Our tour guide was Will Shakespeare (with a Boston accent as opposed to an English one).
One of the highlights of the tour was when Hayden got to drive the Duck in the water.
After driving, he gave some of the other passengers high-fives.
The outside of the "Cheers" bar. This was the inspiration for the exterior setting of the TV show, but the inside is nothing like the show's setting (the Hollywood replica was at Quincey Market).
I had to get a closeup of this sign.After the tour, we got on the trolley and headed over to the New England Aquarium.
Here are the cute penguins...there were multiple penguin species in this exhibit.
Sharks and huge sea turtles!
Hands on fun--Hayden got to touch starfish and sting rays. There were sharks in the sting ray tank, but they were shy so we didn't see them (I am assuming that they were "safe" for people to be near, too).
Hanging outside the seal tank (which was literally outside).
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