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Published: January 20th 2010
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Got up and checked out and walked upto bus stop 2 blocks up. Jumped on the Megabus to go to Boston. It was a 4 hour bus trip and the bus even had wifi! So we got on the laptop and mobiles to catch up on whats going on. Even had powerpoints but Benn left the charger in the suitcase. Didn’t end up needing it anyway as we were soon asleep. I woke up and looked out the window and everything was white and it was snowing!
So we arrived in Boston at 1pm. We started walking in the rain and as all the sidewalks have been cleared from the snow, all the snow builds up on the side. As we went to cross the road the step down and snow was deceiving as Benn put his foot right through it into the water and saturated his foot and half of his leg. We learnt the lesson and were very carefull. We walked down to the main shopping centre to pick up our ‘Go Boston’ pass which we bought on the internet the night before. This entitles us to a hopon/hopoff bus and entry into some of the attarctions.
We then walked down to our hotel which we book for like $60. We didn’t know what to expect but it was very nice. Even bigger than the one we had in NY and had better facilities. So we dryed off and read through the brochures of what we could do.
We ended up heading back out at about 3pm. Still light rain. Had some late lunch at a burrito place run like subway. Then walked back to shopping centre. It was sent up with all the brands on 5th avenue so we didn’t even enter a shop. Back out on the street we went to some more affordable shops. Im keen on getting some Hunter gumboots which everyone is wearing over here so we tried on a few pairs.
As we were walking along the sidewalk some random guy was handing out free tickets to a movie. So we took one and tried our luck. Ended up being the opening premiere of the new Brendan Frasier and Harriosn Ford movie which was cool. We grabbed a popcorn and coke and the coke was massive and even included a free re-fill! As it was a pre-screening before it
was relased we were searched for ‘recording devices’. During the mocie the guy would walk up and down checking no ones taping it! We sat with everyone from the press, it was funny. Not a bad movie about a dad who finds a scientist to help make a cure for his daughter and son’s disease. Every clapped afterwards- funny stuff.
Back at the hotel now. Big day tomorrow seeing all the sites and visiting the attractions. We have only one full day here as the follwong day we leave early to catch a plane to Toronto, Canada.
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