The U S of A

I know it is a little overdue, but out of regard to those of you who have been diligently following the blog, I have decided to add an entry about our time in Boston….

So, the last leg of our trip away was a stopover in Boston on the way home. Marty had been to Boston some years ago and really liked it and, well, I love Boston Legal… so it all made sense :)

We managed to book ourselves into a very average (actually, probably below average) hostel. We think it is probably a student hostel during the academic year. On the plus side, however, it was very central and we were able to walk most places we wanted to go.

It was very warm in Boston (being mid-summer and all) and we really enjoyed wandering around the city, and particularly enjoyed being near the sea again… hooray! We did the obligatory ‘Freedom Trail’ tour and heard a bit about Boston’s colonial history. Unfortunately, our American history is pretty rubbish and so we had some trouble filling in the gaps for ourselves. Much to Marty’s joy, Boston has an aquarium, so we were able to fill in a morning ogling fish. The aquarium is a seriously popular attraction- there were about 200 people lined up for tickets the first time we tried to go- and there is advertising for it all over town. Despite this, we still think that the Berlin aquarium is far superior. Our friends Josh and Angelika live in Boston so we went for a visit and were treated to Josh’s excellent burgers. One of the real highlights of this trip has been catching up with various friends around the world and it has been really cool to see people who we haven’t seen for some time.

Overall, we had a really great time in Boston. It’s a very accessible city and it’s compact enough to be able to walk around the central city. It’s also a very attractive city- a gorgeous mixture of old and new buildings and history mixed in with development. It’s also by the sea. Did I mention that? There’s just something so fab about cities by the sea…