Boston
Every year Trader Joe’s hosts a party for all of the “full-timers.” This year’s East Region party was held on a boat in Boston. We decided to take the train since we are now car-less. So we left our apartment at 5:30 am, walked a few blocks to the subway, traveled two stops to Penn Station, took the train to Boston’s South Station, traveled two stops on Boston’s Silver Line, and then walked across the street to the hotel. Sometimes it really is easier to ditch the car! I have to mention that I intended to sleep on the train to Boston, but I was distracted by all of the places I could visit on that route…New Haven (Yale), Mystic, Providence…there’s so much to explore!
Our hotel room had a view of the harbor along two walls, so instead of walking along the harbor, we enjoyed our air-conditioned view and took a nap before heading to the party. The boat cruise was beautiful and provided another opportunity to escape the heat (but not the humidity). I also enjoyed meeting some new people who I can hopefully connect with again.
The next day we drug our hung-over bodies out of bed at 11:00 and took a shuttle to downtown Boston with Nicole and Steve. After a much needed meal, we traveled along the Freedom Trail. For all of you history buffs, Boston is easy. All the historical monuments are connected by a brick trail that meanders through the city. It begins at Boston Common. We started in the middle and ended at the Common. Afterwards, we traveled to Cambridge and wandered around Harvard for a bit. And since this is a blog about NYC, I will just say that traveling through Boston did a couple of things…1) it reminded us of Seattle, maybe because it is missing some 150,000 college students and seemed a little quiet, and 2) made us realize that our perspective is already changing, even though we have been living in New York for a very short time.
