Here are some pictures of the famous windmill, their gorgeous tulips, and one with me in some large wooden shoes.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Pella, IA
The annual Tulip Festival in Pella, Iowa was May 6th-9th and I tagged along with some friends to go see the world famous windmill and flowers. Pella was founded in 1847 by Dutch immigrants. Nathan has been itching to go since we moved here because of his dutch connection he has from serving his mission in the Netherlands. But he didn't get to go due to being tied down with writing papers for the end of the semester.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Boston
Every year the AAO (American Association of Orthodontists) hosts a convention. This years convention was in Boston, MA. My boss decided to take then entire staff as a reward for having such a successful year in 2008. Thank you Matthew Croco!
Our first night there, we went out to an Irish Pub for dinner. The restaurant was rather loud, but the food was FABULOUS! Thanks to my co-workers, I am discovering that bar food is very yummy...though I really don't prefer the atmosphere. After dinner, the girls wanted to go get a drink at Cheers. I tagged along because I didn't want to be walking alone in downtown Boston all by myself. At least I can now say that I have been to Cheers!
One touristy thing we were able to do was a Duck Tour. These are really fun. You take a tour throughout Boston (on land and in the Charles River) on ducks (a WW II style amphibious landing vehicle). The tour guides tell you about Boston's history in an educated and humorous way. Our ducks name was "Penelope Pru" and was hot pink! We stuck out like a sore thumb but at least we had fun.
We really wanted to go see a Red Sox game but they were out of town playing the Devil Rays. So next trip I'll go see Fenway Park. All in all...it was fun and I'm glad we went.
I spent most of my time in lectures, but I did manage to get out and see what Boston had to offer. We were not lucky with our flights (we had to de-board the plane 2/4 times in our entire trip)...but we made it nonetheless. There were lots of firsts for me on this trip: first time I have ever have had to de-board a plane, first time in a subway, and also a taxi cab. I'm from Orange County, CA...what can I say?
Our first night there, we went out to an Irish Pub for dinner. The restaurant was rather loud, but the food was FABULOUS! Thanks to my co-workers, I am discovering that bar food is very yummy...though I really don't prefer the atmosphere. After dinner, the girls wanted to go get a drink at Cheers. I tagged along because I didn't want to be walking alone in downtown Boston all by myself. At least I can now say that I have been to Cheers!One touristy thing we were able to do was a Duck Tour. These are really fun. You take a tour throughout Boston (on land and in the Charles River) on ducks (a WW II style amphibious landing vehicle). The tour guides tell you about Boston's history in an educated and humorous way. Our ducks name was "Penelope Pru" and was hot pink! We stuck out like a sore thumb but at least we had fun. We really wanted to go see a Red Sox game but they were out of town playing the Devil Rays. So next trip I'll go see Fenway Park. All in all...it was fun and I'm glad we went.
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