Boston:
A rainy drive from Bar Harbor ended almost 7 hours later in urban Boston. We dropped off our rental car in a parking garage, then crossed the busy street with all of our luggage to the Parker House hotel. It was an old historic hotel and our room was on the top (12th) floor! From there we could look down to the activity in the street below. We relaxed for a few minutes before heading off toward Chinatown where we would get dinner. When we got to the restaurant, we walked up a big set of steps to the restaurant, which was a huge open, overly decorated space with lights and mirrors everywhere. After a delicious dinner, we walked around town, going by the Public Garden and going past a famous bar called Cheers. Then, we walked around looking for a grocery store where we could buy some food for breakfast. We found the grocery store just fine, but after we left we got all turned around and we were lost (only temporarily) in Boston! After wandering around for a bit, we did finally find our way back to the hotel.
The next day we awoke to beautiful weather for a big day of exploring Boston! We started out following the red line navigating us along the Freedom Trail. We walked by many old churches, public buildings, Paul Revere's house and we ended up at Bunker Hill. On Bunker Hill, we got to climb up the monument there for views over Boston. Down the hill was the Navy Yard where the USS Constitution was located. We were able to explore that ship (it looked like a Pirate Ship) and the USS Cassian Young, a battleship from WWII. When we were done there, we walked back toward our hotel and on to the Public Garden where we took a long needed rest while watching the ducks and people around the park. By then it was evening and time to search for a place to enjoy dinner. We wandered around the Italian section of Boston for what seemed like forever, but then we finally decided on a restaurant where we enjoyed our dinner right in the window by the street. It was so fun, and good! Right after we finished dinner, we saw an impromptu parade coming down the street. A group of cops were the marching band and a group of Italian people were pushing a cart with a statue and lots of flowers down the street collecting money for a church. To cap off a wonderful day in Boston, we shared a gelato before sauntering back to the hotel in twilight. Boston was a very interesting city to experience and it was a great way end a fabulous summer vacation!
A rainy drive from Bar Harbor ended almost 7 hours later in urban Boston. We dropped off our rental car in a parking garage, then crossed the busy street with all of our luggage to the Parker House hotel. It was an old historic hotel and our room was on the top (12th) floor! From there we could look down to the activity in the street below. We relaxed for a few minutes before heading off toward Chinatown where we would get dinner. When we got to the restaurant, we walked up a big set of steps to the restaurant, which was a huge open, overly decorated space with lights and mirrors everywhere. After a delicious dinner, we walked around town, going by the Public Garden and going past a famous bar called Cheers. Then, we walked around looking for a grocery store where we could buy some food for breakfast. We found the grocery store just fine, but after we left we got all turned around and we were lost (only temporarily) in Boston! After wandering around for a bit, we did finally find our way back to the hotel.
The next day we awoke to beautiful weather for a big day of exploring Boston! We started out following the red line navigating us along the Freedom Trail. We walked by many old churches, public buildings, Paul Revere's house and we ended up at Bunker Hill. On Bunker Hill, we got to climb up the monument there for views over Boston. Down the hill was the Navy Yard where the USS Constitution was located. We were able to explore that ship (it looked like a Pirate Ship) and the USS Cassian Young, a battleship from WWII. When we were done there, we walked back toward our hotel and on to the Public Garden where we took a long needed rest while watching the ducks and people around the park. By then it was evening and time to search for a place to enjoy dinner. We wandered around the Italian section of Boston for what seemed like forever, but then we finally decided on a restaurant where we enjoyed our dinner right in the window by the street. It was so fun, and good! Right after we finished dinner, we saw an impromptu parade coming down the street. A group of cops were the marching band and a group of Italian people were pushing a cart with a statue and lots of flowers down the street collecting money for a church. To cap off a wonderful day in Boston, we shared a gelato before sauntering back to the hotel in twilight. Boston was a very interesting city to experience and it was a great way end a fabulous summer vacation!
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