July 5 - Day 5, 2011

Oval Office for a press conference

We only had a couple of hours in our last morning so we took the subway to the JFK Presidential Library on the campus of the University of Massachusetts for a quick visit. It was simply breathtaking in its beauty and simplicity. To our surprise, we were able to see the entire Library and make it back to the hotel by subway and even take the subway to the airport, saving a lot of money.

The subway system in Boston is, in our view, the best of any city we have been to in the United States.

Barb at the Library

What a special trip – and we met some people who really made our trip a very extra special one.

Jim and his family at the Boston Pops will always be remembered. The people of Boston were wonderful to us – very friendly and helpful.

This trip was probably the best trip we have taken on the 4th and the fireworks while they were fun were not the best, but it still was the best trip.



Barb sleeping at the subway

 And then when we boarded our AirTran flight from Boston to Atlanta, we immediately recognized a flight attendant who we had flow with before and she recognized us – surprise!!

I shouldn’t say her name on the blog, but if you saw it, you would think that she was a former nun!! It starts with Mary------. What a fun time we had with her on another flight or two and she was just as delightful this flight. Unfortunately there were no upgrades to business class so we didn’t get to spend a lot of time with her. We hope that when she comes to Bloomington for an overnight stay that she will give us a call. That’s one of the reason we fly AirTran is because its people are so great and the service so pleasant.

Going Home

Thanks AirTran for allowing us to finish our trip with a smile.

Next year – Philadelphia??