For our 28th anniversary, we decided on a long weekend in Boston. Boston is a walking city, pedestrian friendly with a new destination around most corners. Just like in London & several other cities, I feel quite comfortable playing city dude. Much of our early U.S. history happened in Boston. I was fortunate enough to spend some time here years ago & was happy to be back.
Home for our stay was the Taj Boston on Arlington Street.
Our 5th floor room overlooked the City Garden & met our approval.
City Living. This was shot from a hallway window. Plant boxes with assorted vegetables. BeeKeeper boxes also. And a lovely planter box in the lower left that was previously used for other purposes.
With a direct flight, we were on the ground before 11am. By 11:30 we were checked in and found this place just around the corner for lunch.
Hampshire House. AKA the Cheers Bar from the TV show.
The interior of the real bar and the TV program are 2 different issues. Reality is a typical basement bar found in any large city.
Boston is full of lovely old brownstones.
Typical street. It's been a long time since I saw exhaust coming from the street grates.
How to do it properly for the well-to-do. A nice apartment that includes a roof garden spot.
Boston City Garden in a quiet moment. On Saturday, this was a place of weddings, impromptu brass band concerts & family picnics. All happening at the same time.
Just across the street: Boston Commons. Add tour groups to the mix & you get the idea.
This could be the location of any park bench story.
And just up Tremont Street we find . . . . . .
The Granary Burying Ground.
Tombstone styles were a bit different back then. Maybe a bit ghoulish to some, but I found it quite interesting.
Among those buried here: Paul Revere, John Hancock and Samuel Adams.
The best was to see the city for a tourist? The hop-on, hop-off trolley tours.
This is a phone photo taken after leaving Smith & Wollensky, a rather up scale dining establishment. There is something magical about a city at night.
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