It was hard to say goodbye to Ocean Gate resort, but we had a schedule to follow today. After breakfast, we had about an hour's drive to Freeport, Maine and the L.L. Bean Factory. Although L.L. Beane is a large component of this area, there are many factory outlet stores within walking distance.
After shopping for about 90 minutes, we had lunch at Linda Bean's Perfect Maine Lobster Roll where the kids could choose anything from a hotdog, chowder, or a lobster roll.
We then took our lunches to a nearby plaza to eat.
After lunch, it was back on the bus for our two hour trip back to Boston. As we approached the city, we had a great view of several Boston landmarks. The first was the Tobin Bridge, the largest bridge in New England.
Next was the Zakim Bunker Hill Memorial Bridge...
Although it wasn't quite 3:00, traffic was heavy. We arrived at our hotel a little after 3:00. The girls asked for adjoining rooms, so they had to wait a few minutes until they were prepared.
We had about 2 hours before we had to leave for dinner, so that allowed us a time to rest, relax, and clean up for the Boston Pops concert tonight. Our dinner tonight was at the Pour House. We were given our own private room (not because we would be too loud, but rather that we could hear ourselves!).
After all the delicious food, we had about a ten minute walk to Symphony Hall and saw some of Boston's unique architecture.
We finally arrived at Symphony Hall...
We settled in to our seats which were actually at tables. Patrons who sit on the floor of Symphony Hall for a Pops concert can order food and drinks from a menu.
The guest artists were members of Cirque de la Symphonie. It's an elegant adaption of some of the most amazing cirque acts performed on stage with an orchestra.
Recordings were not permitted during the concert, but here is a little video before the concert started.
And a few pictures after the finale of Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor and the encore of John Philip Sousa's Star and Stripes march.
Everyone loved the concert and we funneled down into the subway for our 15 minute ride back to our hotel. Once there, we had a briefing about tomorrow's schedule of activities. Then it was lights out. Thanks for you continued prayers of support!
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