Sunday, September 4, 2011

Duck Tour!

Jordan and I went on a Duck Tour one day, and we saw the city of Boston via land and via water, since we were in a "W. W. II style amphibious landing vehicle." Here's a little bit of what we saw during the ride.

The Massachusetts Statehouse

The gold dome was painted a darker color during World War II so that it wouldn't stand out as a target during blackouts. It was re-gilded in 1997.

Look! We're in the water!

We were underneath a drawbridge. I'm not usually in that position, so I took a picture!

The salt & pepper bridge, so nicknamed because those 4 posts look like salt & pepper shakers

Part of the salt & pepper bridge

A new prison - with a great view of the water

Some nice views - with another duck


A nice view without any ducks!

"Old Ironsides," the world's oldest floating commissioned naval vessel. USS Constitution never lost a battle.

We had a fun time on our Duck Tour. We learned lots of interesting facts (did you know that there are 107 Dunkin' Donuts in Boston?) and we laughed a lot, too. It was fun!

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