Trip to Boston, MA , Friday, June 2, 2006 (beginning)

Trip to Boston, MA
Friday, June 2, 2006 (beginning)

Got up before 5 am to head to the airport. Because the metro would not get us there with enough time for our 6:45 flight, we drove down. The economy parking lot is…well hidden. We just kept driving; I figured we had made it back to Maryland by the time we reached the airport (Regan National Airport is on the Virginia side of DC). We managed to find a parking spot fairly easily, and close to a marker so we would be able to find it when we got back. Always an important part of any trip. Right as we were getting our luggage we saw the shuttle approaching the shuttle stop 2 rows away, so we hopped on. Got to the airport and got through check in fairly quickly. Apparently Lisa looks dangerous, as she had to go through the puffer machine (it’s this machine that looks similar to a metal detector but shoots blasts of air at you. Don’t really know what it’s for, but they had to go through a metal detector also. I think it concerns me that government employees seem to get stopped more than other people at airports…or maybe it’s just Lisa.) We got to our gate as they were boarding. So overall, no waiting.

The flight was pretty good. Not really any turbulence or anything. From Logan International (Boston) we took the bus (yes, mom, the bus, public transportation) downtown. From the station it was a about ¼ - ½ mile walk to the hotel. We joined the throngs of people headed to their place of employment for one more day of work. On our walk we got to see the mobile post office (a truck that sells stamps and stuff). We got to the street where our hotel was located, turned the corner, and there it was, the Langham Hotel.

Langham Hotel

We checked our bags with the concierge, got a couple maps from him and a recommendation for breakfast. Breakfast was definitely our first stop. I don’t know if we decided to go to Little Italy for breakfast or just decided to head north and that was the first place we found something to eat. We ate breakfast at Café Pompeii. Very tasty. The wall murals were amazing. I recommend it to any visitor.

The one thing that I really wanted to do while in Boston was to walk the Freedom Trail. It’s a 2.5 mile hike that takes you past most of the major historically significant sites of Boston.

The Freedom Trail Marker

On our way to breakfast we walked past the Old State House, Faneuil Hall and the Union Oyster House. We also passed by a farmer’s market. They were just starting so set up.

Old State House

Sam Adams statue outside Faneuil Hall

Union Oyster House

Farmers Market