All good things must come to and end. On Thursday, August 14th, our last day of vacation, CBCB and I had to catch a flight from Logan airport at 2:35pm. Which meant we needed to be at the airport by 1:30, since we had already checked in online.
With some time to kill, we left The Cape around 9:30, with the thought of going to Salem to see a couple of exhibits at The Peabody Museum. As we were driving and hit a bit of traffic, CBCB and I looked at each other and realized we probably wouldn’t make it. It would take us at least 2 hours to get to Salem, which didn’t leave us much time to see the museum.
We decided to stop at a Starbucks along the way, and saw a sign for The Christmas Tree Shops. We changed our itinerary on the spot. If you’ve never been to a Christmas Tree Shop. I highly recommend it. This one, in Shrewsbury, MA would be the third one we’d hit on our trip (we’d also been to the locations in Falmouth and Hyannis). Each one is a little bit different, and although the main merchandise is the same, each store has different offerings, depending on where it’s located. I picked up a new lunch bag (and one for my sister) and a Cape Cod t-shirt, although if these were in CA, I would’ve bought a lot more. They have a lot of great deals on all kinds of home decorating items.
After shopping, CBCB suggested we head into Boston and try to go on a Swan Boat tour of the Boston Public Garden. It was one of the things we hadn’t done yet on our trip. Sounded like a plan to me.
Once we got in the general vicinity of the Public Garden, we immediately found rockstar parking! Plus, the weather was gorgeous, so we knew this was a sign that we were meant to go.
The Public Gardens are beautiful. Majestic trees, a lagoon filled with ducks and swans, and fantastic vistas of Boston. A perfect way to end our stay in one of the best cities in the country.
