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Back in August I flew out to Boston for a family reunion. I'd never been to Boston before, so I was extremely excited to visit! Some of my family lives in Beverly, Massachusetts and they hosted most of the festivities. What a beautiful area it was. Their house is absolutely gorgeous. They have restored it from being converted into 6 apartments. Supposedly President Taft used to come over to smoke cigars on the top floor and play pool - everything and everywhere has SO MUCH HISTORY! There have even been some movies filmed on their street. It is that beautiful! One night there were some fireworks over the water that is literally across from their house that just happened to correspond with the last night of our family reunion. Coincidence? I think not. It was literally one of the best family reunions I've been able to go to! On the way home, I got to drive back with my dad! It was fun to do some site seeing with him. What follows is a breakdown of what we did.

Friday, August 4th

Flew to Providence, Rhode Island instead of Boston because my flight was majorly delayed and I wouldn't have been able to meet up with family until after 9 PM.
Dad picked me up and drove from Providence to Boston. (THANKS DAD! <3)
Drove to Beverly to see the house, talk to family and have a pizza party!
Salem ghost tour

Saturday, August 5th

Peabody Essex Museum and roaming around Salem on a rainy day.
Sailboat with family and dinner at an old rail station converted into a restaurant.
Candlepin bowling after dinner

Sunday, August 6th

Boston Freedom Walk
Chicken and Lobster dinner in Beverly
Fireworks and goodbyes (official end of family reunion)

Monday, August 7th

Whale watching tour from Boston Harbor
Drove to Amherst, Mass. to stay with family

Tuesday, August 8th

Breakfast with dad and family
Saw the family farm that my grandpa spent a few years growing up on in Cattaraugus
Drove to Niagara Falls: both the US and Canadian side