Hands down one of my favorite cities is Boston, Massachusetts. The city is so clean and has a quaintness about it that is almost impossible to find in a big city. The streets are lined with Irish pubs, Italian family owned coffee shops, and vintage stores. The North End is the little Italy of Boston. Kids play in the street till midnight with whiffle balls and bats. Mike's Pastry is so famous people line up for blocks to get a home-made cannoli. Cafe Vittoria and Cafe Fiore are small coffee shops that offer fantastic lattes, espresso, pastries, and genuine gelato. A walk on Newbury Street will take you through 100 year old churches, high end stores, and boutique shops. The end of the street will bring you to Boston Common. The city centre. Here you find college students playing Quidditch (yes from Harry Potter). Families are having picnics in the fields, and students are studying at benches. You are surrounded by ponds, statues, and green that is so vibrant you can't look away. As far as site seeing there is a Boston tour bus that allows you to hop on and off through out the entire city....or you can follow the freedom trail. Which is quite literally two white lines that take you to every major historical land mark. Our hotel was the Bulfinch, which I completely recommend. It is a small boutique hotel walking distance from North End, Charles Street, and the harbor. The harbor offers a water ferry that can take you on a day trip to the city of Salem. A city I recommend seeing. It is old and full of candy shoppes, museums, churches, and of course witch and wizard stores. The town itself has an eeriness about it that can't be explained. There are historic and vintage cemeteries almost on every corner with tombstones dating back to the 1800's. To really get the best experience of Massachusetts you must travel there during October. When the foliage is at it's peak and the weather is crisp and clear. The Bostonians will be sporting sandals, but us native Califorians will be sporting the coats and boots. It is a city that must be seen!!
Hands down one of my favorite cities is Boston, Massachusetts. The city is so clean and has a quaintness about it that is almost impossible to find in a big city. The streets are lined with Irish pubs, Italian family owned coffee shops, and vintage stores. The North End is the little Italy of Boston. Kids play in the street till midnight with whiffle balls and bats. Mike's Pastry is so famous people line up for blocks to get a home-made cannoli. Cafe Vittoria and Cafe Fiore are small coffee shops that offer fantastic lattes, espresso, pastries, and genuine gelato. A walk on Newbury Street will take you through 100 year old churches, high end stores, and boutique shops. The end of the street will bring you to Boston Common. The city centre. Here you find college students playing Quidditch (yes from Harry Potter). Families are having picnics in the fields, and students are studying at benches. You are surrounded by ponds, statues, and green that is so vibrant you can't look away. As far as site seeing there is a Boston tour bus that allows you to hop on and off through out the entire city....or you can follow the freedom trail. Which is quite literally two white lines that take you to every major historical land mark. Our hotel was the Bulfinch, which I completely recommend. It is a small boutique hotel walking distance from North End, Charles Street, and the harbor. The harbor offers a water ferry that can take you on a day trip to the city of Salem. A city I recommend seeing. It is old and full of candy shoppes, museums, churches, and of course witch and wizard stores. The town itself has an eeriness about it that can't be explained. There are historic and vintage cemeteries almost on every corner with tombstones dating back to the 1800's. To really get the best experience of Massachusetts you must travel there during October. When the foliage is at it's peak and the weather is crisp and clear. The Bostonians will be sporting sandals, but us native Califorians will be sporting the coats and boots. It is a city that must be seen!!
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