This May marked my second trip to Boston, MA. My first visit was for an Emergency Medicine conference, so I didn’t have much down time. This trip was vacation-related so I was able to enjoy the city AND happened to be traveling with someone who knows Boston very well 😉
I try to travel light and comfortable, but the East Coast weather always gets me! I opted for multiple pieces of luggage, to ensure I could fit all of my wardrobe options, and enough room for workout clothes!
I was really excited to stay at The Lennox Hotel, which was built in 1900, and once stood as the tallest building in Boston. The hotel hosted guests such as Judy Garland and Enrico Caruso and sits less than a block from the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The lobby was quaint and comfortable; perfect for a little social media catch-up. I also spent some time in the hotel bars, The City Bar and Sólás, where I had the best pretzels and cheese I have EVER eaten in my life.
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Pub stops included Champions, Dillon’s, McGrevy’s, Whiskey’s, Bay Bay Social Club, and Joe’s American Tavern where I also happened to find the best nachos I have had in a long time! Let’s just say… I put aside any food restrictions I typically practice, and ate my weight in bar food and seafood.
My second day in town started out with a run through the city into Boston Common also known as the central public park in downtown. Interestingly enough, this is the oldest city park in the United States and is enveloped by beautiful tulips that were just starting to bloom. I had to snap a shot with the crew in front of the famous statue, Make Way for Ducklings, in the Boston Public Garden. The statue represents a children’s picture book from 1941, written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey. The ducks reportedly never require polishing, because of the number of children (or adults in my case) that sit on the ducks.
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We had to make a stop at the infamous Cheers bar, “where everybody knows your name”. And trekked over to the North end for some delicious Regina’s pizza, followed by treats from Mike’s Cannolis. For those of you that don’t know, I am a HUGE pizza fan. In fact, it is by far my favorite food that I could probably eat anytime, anyplace. Regina’s did NOT disappoint. I felt like a local here, where the staff is sassy but friendly, and ready to serve up a large pizza in less than 15 minutes.
Mike’s Cannolis were the perfect sweet treat to wash down the pizza!
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A Boston trip wouldn’t have been complete without a Red Sox game! We headed over to Fenway Park in some new Boston gear from 47 Brand and unfortunately watched Boston lose to the Orioles. The experience did not disappoint however, because I left with a full belly of Fenway franks. I never eat hot dogs, but I will not pass them up at a ball game!
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We happened to be celebrating a graduation from Northeastern, so we splurged on dinner Friday night at Abe and Louie’s. I was officially in heaven. I got the lobster I had been waiting for, with scallops on top, paired with lobster mac n’ cheese, clam chowder soup, and asparagus.
We rounded out the trip with a loaded breakfast bagel at Quincy Market and a trip to Seaport where we did the Harpoon Brewery tour, had a cocktail at the Legal Harborside rooftop bar, and saw the site of the Boston Tea Party.
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Boston was an awesome trip filled with good food, drinks, and sight seeing. Now that I got a little taste of the city, it has me itching to go back again next year!
