Baaaahstahn

Trip Start Sep 25, 2008
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Where I stayed
HI Boston Downtown
(Boston hotels)

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Friday, October 3, 2008

My journey to Boston (or Bahstan in that brilliant accent) began on the delightful Megabus. As I booked so far in advance it cost me $3.00 to get from New York to Boston. And the Megasbus in America bears to relation to the clapped out old double deckers that form the Megasbus fleet in the UK - there are slick newish motorcoaches with free wi-fi. It is quite the way to travel. I like it much.

I got into Boston in the evening and got rather lost getting to the hostel. The area was a nit of an odd mix of studenty (Berklee School of Music was round the corner) and slightly seemy. The hostel was a bit of a shock ofter my private room at the YMCA but I suppose that this is what I need to get used to now as it is dormitories all the wasy round now. It was fine, but I had the bed right by the air-con unit in the window - thank goodness for earplugs.

I only had one full day in Boston so I tried to cram in as much as possible. I started off in the morning by walking across town and Boston Common to the harbour and the Aquarium. The aquarium was great - they have a turtle called Myrtle and that made me happy. They also had a wicked jellyfish exhibit. I wouldn't want to be in the water with them but they were ace to look at. I then went to watch a 3D film about fishes at the IMAX. Cue lots of leaning backwards as jellyfish fly out of the screen at you.

After the film I popped across the road to Legal Sea Foods to cross of the number one "to do" item in Boston. Proper New England Clam Chowder. It was sublime. I sat up at the bar and ate watching all the hustle and bustle of the kitchen. The Chowder was creamy and hot and perfect for a rainy day in Boston.
When I came out of Legal in a cloud of chowder happiness it had stopped raining so I walked up to Faneuil Hall to have a peek at the replica Cheers set and then hopped on the "T" to Harvard to gawp at the nerds. It is a beautiful university. Then stopped at MIT on the way back for more nerd-gawpage and a great view of the city over the river. Perfect.

It is a great little city and I would like to return when I have more time on my hands - if only for the chowder.
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grumpytraveller
grumpytraveller on Oct 4, 2008 at 11:53AM

Chowda!
Were you forced by a suspiciously-Kennedy-like yellow politician to say it properly?

I'm jealous. Stuck dealing with shit Irish estate agents and panicking slightly about having nowhere to live at the moment.

helenbels
helenbels on Oct 4, 2008 at 02:14PM

Re: Chowda!
'It's Chowdah!' I was thinking of that allt he time that I was there!

Good luck with the estate agents - you are going to need an address soon so I can send you a postcard with a polarbear on it. :-)

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