Boston baby

On my first day in the city I certainly packed it in! I started by visiting Boston Common & the public gardens. It was still sunny at this point, so it was a very pleasant choice!

After my walk in the sunshine I needed some refreshment...so as I was in Boston it would have been very rude not to make a stop off at a very famous Public House...

After that I went onto Faneuil Hall & the associated markets. These are apparently the oldest markets in the US, although it seemed to me to be a glorified food court (every fast food you could imagine was available). A short walk then took me to the Boston Docks, which were long in distance & full of yachts - but nothing special.

It was then time to go & loiter outside Fenway park - in the hope that I could secure a ticket for that evening`s game (which was Boston Red Sox vs Cleveland Redskins). You all know that I managed it :-) ...where there`s a will, there`s a way! I paid $45 (face value) for my ticket, which I purchased off of a season ticket holder who had a spare.

Whilst I do understand the rules of Baseball, I fail to understand the spectacle...so I drank lots of beer & soaked up the atmosphere (just like a true Brit). It turns out that I was at an important game, as if the Red Sox could win that night they would secure their place in the "world" (what a joke) series...which they did (just) 5-4. My new Baseball friends & I snuck into the expensive seats by the plate for the last two innings, as lots of people leave very early (I don`t get that either). I left the ground drunk & satisfied that I had a good time, although I won`t be rushing to another game anytime soon!

I decided nurse my hangover at Boston`s Museum of Fine Arts...which was rubbish! When you`ve seen one Egyptian pot, you`ve truly seen them all! That evening I went out for burgers with some new hostel arrivals, Rob & Will, who are both recent UWIC graduates...small world. A "special" mention needs to be attributed to Will`s Welshness...he`s a true Boyo - those Welshies get everywhere!!

For the rest of the week Rob, Will & I discovered more of Boston. We went to Harvard & Cambridge Uni`s (which looked as rich as their reputation suggests) as well as visiting the Boston Aquarium.

We also drank a lot (shock). One of our best discoveries was the deserted Cinema (yet fully functional) on the lower level of our hostel. This was a haven during two heavy days of rain (just like good old blighty), & served as a great hangover cure! We went out to a Bar/Club on the Friday night with one of the hostel employees & her friend. It was the usual drunken night!

I am actually writing this in my adopted homeland of Canada, in Montreal, but that is another chapter folks...

;-)

written by  johnnoble on October 2, 2008 from Boston, United States
from the travel blog: John's year off...
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