Brannigan's Law

Thursday we went to the Museum of Fine Arts and it was awesome! There was so much to see, and it was far beyond what we expected to find. This was the highlight of my trip. I love to see history up close, and to see so much from the Middle East & Egypt, Greece, and India was a true delight.
There were halls and halls of Asian artifacts. Indian Hindu artifacts, Japanese Samurai swords, daggers and beautifully decorated sword hilts (each as unique as the warrior himself), Vietnamese artifacts, African, Oceanic, Greek, Etruscan, and Egyptian mummies, jewelery and statues.
There were halls of ancient Roman works, and rooms relatively modern art from Monet, Picasso, Degas, and Rodin. Being able to touch these things that Pharaohs and Kings would have seen and touched hundreds or thousands of years ago felt special.
We stayed for four hours and still felt like we could have spent more time. We did though eventually move on to the Prudential Center for a nice view of the city...(by then we were pretty tired as you'll see below!).


Here are some videos and pictures of a bunch of the interesting things we saw. I have dozens of pictures, but I'll only post a representative few:




MFA from Peimike and Vimeo.


Here are a couple of pics:
Egyptian stuff...


Van Gogh pieces...


Nice dome...


Burial dress...


Greek Olympic discus and Olympic themed pottery...



Here is the footage from the Prudential center. After hanging out upstairs we went to the main level and went through the really upscale shops. In shorts and t-shirts :)




Prudential Center from Peimike and Vimeo.

Wednesday we rented a sweet Pontiac G6 (we didn't have a choice when it comes to the vehicle)and drove the hour to Springfield which was west of Framingham.
Here we saw tons of stuff that was pretty cool from the NBA, College and the Olympics. We had some fun, and some McDonalds. There was an Adidas store in the complex and EVERYTHING was 50% off...so awesome. I got a hoodie and a Raptors Chris Bosh jersey.




HOF One from Peimike and Vimeo.


This was a cool rebounding machine:




Rebounds from Peimike and Vimeo.


Proof that I can no longer jump...




No more hops from Peimike and Vimeo.

Aquarium wrapup from Peimike and Vimeo.

Turtle from Peimike and Vimeo.

Shark, Ray and Turtle from Peimike and Vimeo.

I know the intro is below the other videos...so sue me.




Tank1 from Peimike and Vimeo.




Tank2 from Peimike and Vimeo.




TANK3 from Peimike and Vimeo.

Here's the intro from the fish sanctuary
aquarium intro from Peimike and Vimeo.

Tonight folks, the remaining days of the Boston trip will get their representation on Brannigan's Law.
I'll post the aquarium videos, the Hall of Fame pictures & videos, and from there we will see how far I get.
For now, continue to crack at Trivial Tuesday. You have until this Monday to get your answers in.

Here is a picture of something interesting that we found at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

I am having endless trouble uploading certain videos from the Aquarium, so this will be it for today. It is by far my favorite, and later I will do the rest of the videos about the large central tank in the aquarium with the sharks, turtles and other fish.

Here we are on the north end of Boston at the Science Center. I think that this took place on Monday the 20th. It was pretty cool. There was a lot to see, and it would be amazing for kids, but it did feel a lot like the science center in Toronto that we went to on our honeymoon. There was a neat Naboo Fighter from Star Wars, and a few other things that were interesting. We had fish and chips there which were great, and reasonably priced at $7.50 per plate which is great for a restaurant in an attraction.

We went to the Museum of Science, and this was our first real day riding the subway and switching from one line to another. Oh yes...this video is sideways. Sorry. Below is the Naboo Fighter.

Fenway Intro from Peimike and Vimeo.

This took place on Sunday August the 19th. Here's the first stop on our Boston sighs seeing excursion, and what a stop it was!!! It was a very cool day, and expensive!!!

Waiting in line from Peimike and Vimeo.

This was a neat experience. We were right behind six, forty-something year old (and older...)
guys who were talking about how they could climb the outside of the building to get in, instead of waiting. They were joking of course, and it was like watching excited eight year olds wait in line. Funny, and nice guys!

Great Seats! from Peimike and Vimeo.


Nice, eh? Wow, were we ever stoked to get these great seats with an ironic amount of leg room.

Fenway Wrapup from Peimike and Vimeo.

All in all it was a great day. Fenway was awesome and an excellent experience for our first day 'sightseeing' in Boston.