Boston Day Two

Boston Aquarium, Mike’s Pastry, the Paul Revere House, and a Great Molasses Disaster

Jetlag was still lingering, so it was an early start for a pancake breakfast at Scali's. I was not expecting two whole plates of food, but I was not disappointed (especially by the potatoes).

Next was a wander over to the aquarium where we were one of the first groups in line (which I would recommend. It was packed by the time we left).

The first animals you see are the penguins who were being fed and weighed by the keepers. With one main room and small tanks and rooms to the sides, we spiralled up through the building checking out all the occupants. The highlight of the trip was seeing Myrtle the sea turtle being fed at the top of the tank.

The Paul Revere house is the restored colonial house of the man himself, which was turned into a museum in the early 1900s and is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston.

It’s also just around the corner from Mike’s Pastry, a bakery which has the most incredible cannoli. Seriously, I’ll be thinking about them for the rest of time… They were so incredible that I bought a Mike’s Pastry art print to hang on my wall. The limoncello ricotta cream was life changing.

Our walk through North End took us past North End Church, Copps Hill Burying Ground, and finally to the plaque for the Great Molasses Flood of 1919. Gallons of molasses flooded the streets, levelling houses and killing 21 people, and apparently on warm days you could still smell molasses for decades after the fact. I was expecting a slightly bigger plaque for such a significant event.

Finally, it was time for dinner and a trip to Lolita's for mexican food. With tapas style plates we ordered yucca tacos, chicken quesadillas, and duck taquitos to share, along with margaritas (both spicy and sweet). The food was amazing, the decor incredible, and the service was lovely. But you are definitely paying for those things! It would be a very expensive night out, but worth it.