Mighty, Mighty (Fun) Bostones

BOSTON TRIP - PART 1
First let me say what an AWESOME time I had in Boston and how lucky I am
to have someone like LT in my Life to share adventures with.

Boston. My home away from home. Great city that is near & dear to me.
The trip started the weekend before with packing and organizing.
Not really sure what to pack to a place you have never been before and don't
know what to expect.But in the end, brought a good assortment of clothes
(only taking a handful of things I didn't wear at all).

My neighbor Vanessa would be watching Mister (and by default Pika & Pedro,
that I feed as well). She is great with the cats, so it's easier to leave
him home and not worry. Of course I will miss that little stinky fuzzball.
Vanessa even offered to drop us off at the airport - She is too sweet!

The red-eye flight was Good and Bad. Good because it was super quick and
made NYC (our layover) in 4.5 Hours. Bad because we couldn't sleep on the
flight like we had planned, even though we had help with pills and booze.
We got into New York / JFK around 4:30 am and I was surprised how busy the
airport was - I mean BUSY!!!

We had a couple hour layover which we killed by people-watching, drinking
Dunkin' Donuts coffee and trying to rest (unsuccessfully). By the time
we re-boarded, we were punch-drunk.

Luckily when we arrived at our first hotel - the Hotel Marlowe [LINK], they had a
room ready for an early check-in for us. So after a quick bite and a 2 hour
nap we were off toward Harvard & Cambridge.



We decide to buy a Metro pass to ride the trains for getting around,
which is waaaaay easier and cheaper than cabs all the time. Plus Boston
is a good walking city for the most part. Harvard and Cambridge had great
architecture and history (which was a theme throughout the trip).
The main school surrounds Harvard Square, which is a cool shopping area.



Then it was back onto the T and to the hotel. Which by the way, was awesome,
friendly, accommodating, and really took care of us. Took a quick shower
and back to the lobby for the complimentary wine hour (free wine? YES please!!)

We had dinner at a fancy restaurant called CLIO [LINK]that was offering a Pre Fix
Menu. The meal was good and portions small but for a "High End" place,
that is what you expect.I had the Lamb and LT had Cod.

Great company and conversation made it a great dinner. Exactly the way a
vacation should start. A few more drinks and laughs, and it was off to bed
and did we need it. 10 hours later....

[ DAY 1 PIXS ]