Boston with Alison, Nov 2014
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| Alison came out to tour Boston in mid-November. We
stayed at the Nine-Zero, a funky upscale hotel that looked out
over the Boston Common with spectacular views day and night. |
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| Day one was a lot of hiking around Boston; we probably covered more
than 10 miles by the time we were finished. It started with the
Freedom Trail... well, actually, we started with the
Granary
Burying Ground which, as it turns out, is not where Benjiman
Franklin is buried (despite the giant stone pyramid with "FRANKLIN" on
it... that's for his parents). Which is stop three on the freedom
trail. We went from there to the Boston Common. Boston
Common was gorgeous, a little past the peak of fall colors but still
spectacular, with fat squirrels and canadian geese following people
around looking for handouts. |
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| We picked up maps to the freedom trail... and then wandered over to
Newbury street to see the
Church of the
Covenant, which Alison remembered had the most extensive set of
Tiffany Glass windows in the world. And it was pretty cool. |
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| We walked from there to
Faneuil Hall,
where the world's largest collection of lego art was on display.
And from there, we went to Paul Revere's house, which I did not take
pictures of, possibly because the only think remarkable about it was
that it was a two bedroom house where he raised sixteen children. |
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This is one of the reasons I love Alison |
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| Then we did a couples massage at the
Chuan Spa at
the Boston Langham. The next day, we went to the aquarium. |
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| And we had one special dinner at Number 9 Park, an exquisite french
restaurant with remarkable cocktails. |
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