Florence Frances Guest House Boston

... as well altho prob break them !! And it was all free !! Then thought it would finish the trip nicely by finding the 1st pub ever to serve sam adams lager so off to where looked like the ghetto with a really **** map and even poorer directions ! Managed to eventually find it despite weird birds (maybe an eagle) see the pictures ! Doyles was cool pub - went in ...

So I am finally back in beantown.. took the T home from the airport, the 10 minute walk in the leftover snow and cold was a big shocker after the heat of Asia.
Some shout-outs are in order:
~Air Asia for getting me around the region cheaply and effeiciently
~Xavier from France for exploring the wonders of Bangkok with me
~Raj, Naz and family in Kuala Lumpur for their hospitality and generosity in opening ...

... the guys had lipstick on them at $60 ish each.
The Jerseys are about the same cost at home for $80 - $90 each.....add tax and the conversion and not that much different I'd say.

We decided to drop off the couple of purchases and then head for a walk through th town as suggested by the front desk dood.

1st up was the North end of town where 1st stop was the coffee shop that was needed to warm up the hands. Linda also had to purchase a set ...

... C'arn the Celts.

TBC - Long night ahead!

Pt 2:-
Just had the stop over in NYC. No time to get the T-shirt I wanted, but had Wendy's for the 1st time since hitting USA. OK but won't go back if a DD or In 'N' Out in sight! Much warmer here....was 34 on the board outside the bus stop.

PT 3:-
Made it to Boston by 02:00 and then cabbed it to the hotel. I jsut told the driver to take me to the Garden and thats where we pulled up. Seen the sign and the hotel was right ...

loved the flight, and the hospitality of the BA business class experience. I even had a facial as I though it would be done by a dolly. Then some big gay guy came out to 'facial' me. I was petrified. I have to say that he did a really good job though!!

I REALLY made the most of the free champagne and wine on the flight too. Legs were a bit wobbly on my return to the good old US and A!

... Boston's liberal past and that it was at the forefront of the anti-slavery movement. In fact there are so many historic sites in Boston that you fairly trip over them on every street you turn down. Steve and I both felt ashamed of our sketchy knowledge of the events of those times and we have been busily trying to fill the gaps of our sadly paltry knowledge of American history ever since.

However, despite all the historic sites, it has to be said that ...

... a group on a walking tour of the Freedom Trail. He told entertaining stories at each historic site letting us in on the “true events” during those that period. Certainly not what you learn in history books. Wish I had room to tell them all - just know the Dr. Prescott, not Dawes, roused all the towns in a one day ride.
The guided tour stopped in front of the “ ...

... Old City Hall, some sculptures and did a bit of shopping at Macy's. Walked through the Boston Common as well which is lovely and got a good sense of how the city is laid out.
We also walked through the Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall area. It made me chuckle when I pronounced it because at least one of the kids would correct me since they speak French. I had to explain, that's not how they say it here.
Grabbed a quick pizza slice, ducked ...

... and dog walkers and people sitting on benches reading the paper along the river. Only downside to our walk was the heat. We have not experienced true heat since…probably Phoenix. It’s been a really, really long time. Sweating was a new sensation that was not really welcomed.
- After rejoining our walking tour’s correct path, we landed on Newbury Street, home of overly expensive boutique shops and ...

... less than $2/day to transition to a more modern (and energy consuming) lifestyle. Rightly, they claim that now that they are on the cusp of delivering a middle class lifestyle to billions of impoverished people, that they shouldn’t be expected to halt their economic progress.

In Oslo, the home of the Nobel Peace prize and the hometown of the first Secretary General of the United Nations (Dag Hamesjrkold), the building of global consensus for ...