Yesterday was one of those days that began early and ended late, and not due to horrible costume malfunctions or a blurred evening full of 'black outs' and booze. Indeed, there was a beer or two present throughout the adventures of my Bostonian Halloween, but the walking and organist jam session overshadowed any underlying desire to be drunk along the streets of Beacon Hill. My introduction began as many do when visiting a new city: the subway/metro. Though there was an insistence that Boston's Orange Line was the "worst and most disgusting" transit route in the metro system, I would like [View Full Entry]

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I have officially been awake for over 5 hours. It's 9:07 am (EST), and I'm on the second leg of my journey northward to city of the Sox (aka, Boston for those not familiar with MLB lingo). It's been such a long day so far, though surprisingly the experience of combating airport security, finding the right gate, checking luggage, and transferring to my final flight has gone through without a hitch thus far. I say "thus far" because I don't want to jinx myself and end up in Minnesota. It was dark when my flight from TPA to ATL left at [View Full Entry]

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Well bloggers I arrived in Boston yesterday and took a rest, I think I needed it, I'd forgotten that I'm not 21!!!! Today I took a taxi to "Wonderland" - don't know why it's called that, it's a train station. Then a train into "The Aquarium"...that's another station! At least they were easy to remember and far easier than Manhattan or Brooklyn. I then had a scrumptious lunch in an Irish bar served by a young Irish girl...it was lobster! I still can't understand why everything has to be served with bread, needless to say I didn't eat the bread, they [View Full Entry]

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It was a drizzly morning today as we made our way over to Penn Station to catch our Amtrak train to Boston. It was only a 4 hour trip and we were excited to get out of New York and start exploring Boston. The first half was rather uneventful as we crossed through various small towns in Connecticut. The train didn't seem to be going as quickly as I thought it should and every now and then, it would completely stop for a few minutes. One of the stops seemed to be lasting for quite a while. I looked out the [View Full Entry]

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This Airport is huge. All the signs are in English. There is a huge bus system... employee buses only, buses to parking areas, transit buses to the city, shuttle buses to hotels and more than any other, buses to rent-a-car agencies ...Hertz, Avis, National ... and Terminal A,B,C,D,E buses But without a sign and without asking the route, progress to the next terminal seems a mystery ... who knew there was more than one terminal ... after inquiring the solution became clear ... know the letter of the terminal you seek and know that pillars outside the exit door at Arrivals [View Full Entry]

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See you later UK! After our farewell goodbyes to family we headed through to departures to board the BA that would take us to Boston. A cheeky beer to celebrate departure then joined the queue to be seated on board. Bowks gave me a little tap on the shoulder and whispered in my ear that she thought Hermione Granger from Harry Potter was stood behind us. After a few stealth looks and a little support from the Daily Mail front cover with a picture of her on, we boldly asked her if it was her, and…yes it was! So after a [View Full Entry]

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Sunday September 27th 2009 Between the months of September and February in America, Sunday means one thing to the majority of people who live here - American Football Game Day! Ever since we decided to head on Honeymoon to Boston I have pestered Kay continually about being able to go and see the New England Patriots play American Football at Gillette Stadium which is outside of Boston. American Football has been a passion of mine for quite some time, so for me one of the real perks had arrived and being a ‘Football’ and ’Patriots; fan as I will continue to [View Full Entry]

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Saturday September 26th 2009 Saturday in Boston is like any Saturday in a major city - BUSY!! When on holiday you can easily slip into the false sense that everything is quiet as all you can see in the polished metallic glass of skyscrapers is your reflection, and not those ‘everyday folk’ that are working away inside. Up until now everything in Boston was chilled, relaxed and quite a breeze. Oh boy how that changed this morning!! We headed out of the hotel at about 11am, and having had such a good meal at ‘The Pour House’ diner the night before [View Full Entry]

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After the action-packed weekend in Maine, there were only a few days before I was homeward bound so I made sure to visit all my favourite haunts. I really love America, but there are a few things that do annoy me. One of these is the permeation of "Starbucks' Speak". To give an example, I went to order my coffee and said something along the lines of - "Can I have a small chai tea latte, iced, with skimmed milk, but not too much ice, please" Admittedly, the mannie behind the counter (I think they are called "Baristas"?) looked at my [View Full Entry]

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Friday September 25th 2009 The one thing that Boston is probably more famous for than anything else is 'The Freedom Trail', a cradle of liberty if you will and a route that takes visitors through the entire heart of the city via a red brick line that stretches for 2.5 miles. Along the route, you'll discover everything about Boston and the events that occurred 230 years ago that make this a place that is full of American tourists who are looking to find out about their own heritage, as well as international’s seeking some understanding of the American way. I would [View Full Entry]

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