The day started early when the group met at 5 am to get on a comfortable chartered bus. With a City Pass (allowing free admission to some of Boston’s attractions) and extra spending cash, each family or individual had nine hours to spend the day in Boston however they chose.

Of the many sites in Boston, many employees opted to go to the Aquarium and the Museum of Science (part of Boston’s City Pass). Others decided to go shopping for the great meals at Quincy Market. Many of the groups and families enjoyed sitting on the steps outside of Quincy Market watching the street performers. A special treat that only Boston and few other places offer with such high quality. The street shows ranged from musicians to magicians and from jugglers to comics. Every performer had a large crowd around them and some acts incorporated people from their audience. It was extremely entertaining and luckily we had a beautiful fall day to enjoy it.

The Aquarium was probably the overall crowd pleaser. It really doesn’t matter if you’re five or fifty, it’s a thrill to watch the intimidating shark circle around that huge fish tank. Seal shows were also popular, a girl from our group volunteered and was chosen to participate. She said kissing the seal was a little slimy but it was cool getting it to do tricks.