i was surprisingly sprightly as we pulled into boston south station around 7am. we took the t to the world trade center stop (which consisted of a strange underground electric bussy thingy that i wouldn't shut up about) and checked our bags into our hotel. we got a wonderful breakfast recommendation from the concierge, and i noshed on one of the best bacon, egg and cheese muffins ever. we stocked up on red sox gear and chatted up the manager of the shop. the bostonians so far were so sweet, funny and hospitable. after breakfast i got a call that we could check into the hotel, so we freshened up in our room (which had a breathtaking view of boston harbor from seventeen (!) floors up) before we took on the city for the day.
FIRST we hit up boston common and the public gardens, which was awesome in the bright, crisp sunlight. we took pictures with the ducklings from the book "make way for ducklings," which erin introduced to us. i felt so carefree just hanging with my buds and experiencing a place i've never been. NEXT UP was the KENMOAR t station...home of fenway park (!) for a red sox game against the toronto blue jays. we were truly at baseball mecca. i'm not a huge baseball fan, but i know the importance of fenway to the game...i def became a red sox fan that day. we indulged in a veritable smorgasbord of ballpark food--corndogs, fried dough, pretzels and MONSTER NACHOS. and guess what...the sox WON 4-1! everyone was so excited and in high spirits as we headed towards the t stop, but the crowds (and cold, windy weather) led us to detour to dunkin donuts where i got a tasty hazelnut hot chocolate. warmed up, we walked around town before heading back to the hotel to scout out places for dinner.
somewhere along the way, we decided that picking up a couple cases of beer would be a GREAT idea. as we were waltzing back into the hotel with our bags o' booze, a man standing near the elevators stopped us and said that we weren't allowed to bring liquor into the hotels rooms, and that we had to check it :/ we were kinda pissed, to say the least. we also wasted an hour trying to come up with oceans eleven style plans to smuggle it back into the room. to no avail haha. we're such goodie two shoes :) dinner was next, at the legal sea foods test kitchen. my chowdah was just aight, and when i realized that i was falling asleep in my dessert, i knew it was time to call it a night. after a night cap of teenage girly quizzes we all passed out.
our SECOND DAY consisted of eating everything in sight at quincy market and lurching the freedom trail. we rode the t some more, quietly giggling at the quintessentially boston accents of the train conductors and trying not to look too touristy. we visited the finish line of the boston marathon (which was kicking off the next day) and got ice cream cones from an ice cream truck parked on the side of the street. we lurched chinatown before dinner at beehive, this TOTAL hipster joint that my mom thought looked interesting. the food was delicious, and just what the doctor ordered before another nine hour ride back to dc.
SUCH A FUN WEEKEND with my girlies and i can't wait to conquer another locale with them!
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