http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Massachusetts , Boston en-us Mon, 16 Nov 09 21:49:09 +0000 Mon, 16 Nov 09 21:49:09 +0000 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 a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/Jamaica-Plain/blog-449955.html I have officially been awake for over 5 hours. It's 907 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-449455.html Well bloggersI 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 ser http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-446765.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-446213.html 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 rentacar agencies ...Hertz Avis National ... and Terminal ABCDE busesBut without a sign and without asking the route progress to the next terminal seems a mystery ... who knew t http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-443024.html Sunday September 27th 2009Between the months of September and February in America Sunday means one thing to the majority of people who live here American Football Game DayEver 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 Foot http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-440306.html 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 s http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-440245.html Saturday September 26th 2009Saturday in Boston is like any Saturday in a major city BUSYWhen 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 lsquoeveryday folkrsquo that are working away inside. Up until now everything in Boston was chilled relaxed and quite a br http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-440015.html Friday September 25th 2009The 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 th http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439870.html After the actionpacked 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 wit http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439703.html Thursday September 24th 2009I'll be honest in that I have always been an early riser but even by my standards today was too early. For some unknown reason I was up at 5am With Kay sound asleep I powered through by reading about 30 two page chapters of 'The Lost Symbol' the latest Dan Brown book that continues the adventures of Robert Langdon and so far is surprisingly good and quite apt consid http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439450.html Wednesday September 23rd 2009If the sound of riding the streets of Boston on a Trolley Bus tour sounds like an easy and not too exhausting thing to do think again Its bloody tiring but very much worth itAnother lazy morning with Blueberry Muffins and Orange Juice in the hotel before we headed over to Boston Common to catch the 9am Trolley Bus that takes you on a 2 hour tour of the whole city http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439240.html We kicked off our long day of walking by starting at the famous home of the Boston red Sox Fenway Park. Since there wasn't a game being played there that day we were able to park on the street for the entire day free of charge. After walking around the stadium we headed off to the Prudential Tower. On the way we passed a firehouse which the architecture was amazing and also snagged a picture next http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439122.html As we got ready for the day we noticed the weather sure wasn't going to cooperate with us and we were prepared to get a little damp. With umbrella in tow we headed off to catch the T and start off our day. Our first stop was the New England Aquarium we opted to get the Boston City Pass httpwww.citypass.comcityboston.html Upon arriving at the aquarium we decided to take in the 3D Imax show http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-439113.html Tuesday 22nd September Boston is fantastic it really is everything you could want in a great city and both of us already feel we made a great choice coming on Honeymoon here. The weather is great about 22 the parks look stunning and thrown into that is an amazing and vibrant city that is very busy and full of history.Having recovered from our flights we had a lazy morning in our hotel room http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-438854.html 22nd SeptemberWoohoo We're here in Boston and all in all its looking great as the sun rises over the city and today looks like its going to be a great day.Travelling was a rather interesting experience Having arrived at the airport about 3 hours early so Kay can abuse the various retail outlets we spent about an hour using self checkin machines and waiting for the baggage machine to start wo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-438743.html I think I mentioned in my previous blog that I love the book shops in America. My very favourite author is Edith Wharton who writes of C19th New York society and I have read most of her novels. So when I spotted a collection of ghost stories by her I immediately bought it.I am a fan of the shortstory genre although like a lot of the things I like I am aware it is not very popular or fashion http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-437192.html I have traveled much of the United States visiting some of the most recognizable cities in the country if not the world on more than one occasion. But and I'm not completely sure why I have never taken the chance to visit Bostonor Massachusetts for that matter. No I'm not a Red Sox fan nor do I know the burrows or the slang for ordering their local cuisine but I am addicted to history a http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-436922.html We decided to take the Greyhound bus from Toronto to Boston not sure if it's worth the saved money. Perhaps if we would have went with a bus company that went to Boston directly instead of stopping at a bunch of towns along the way it would have been a nicer experience. But our bus was late leaving Toronto so we missed our connection in Buffalo causing us to wait in the Buffalo bus station f http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-436882.html Well it was a busy weekend.On the Friday we jumped in the car to go to a Kings of Leon concert which was great despite a rainstorm. There were about 40000 people there mostly drunk but there was no trouble. From what I have seen Americans are quite laidback and friendly more likely to help a stranger than most Brits with our don'tlookandyou'renotinvolved mentality and less likely http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Massachusetts/Boston/blog-436841.html