Oh Boston, you’ve been on my list of places to visit for quite some time, and finally I can cross you off the list! Ryan and I took a few extra days to make it an extra long weekend. Like our trip to Chicago, we used AirBnB for accommodations. This time, our host was around and basically helped us hit the ground running each day with a hearty breakfast. Even with only a five day-stay, we bought 7-day MBTA passes for $15 each. Absolutely worth it.

Friday

• Early arrival at Boston Logan International Airport.
• Baked goodies at Flour Bakery & Cafe in the South End after reading about it on Linda’s food blog.
• Downtown Boston tour with Stray Boots. Towards the end of the tour, we were hungry and tired, so the clues seemed harder and harder.
• Tater tot/beer break at Stoddard’s Fine Food & Ale.
• A much needed nap! We didn’t get much sleep on our red-eye.
• Dinner at Rino’s Place - YUM.

**Saturday

• Boston Local Food Festival and the Craft Brews Tasting.

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• Lunch at [Taiwan Cafe(http://www.yelp.com/biz/taiwan-cafe-boston “Taiwan Cafe”){:target=”_blank”} in Chinatown.
• Stroll along the water.
• Meeting up with] Germana and Ginny.

Sunday

• Bus adventure from Dorchester.
• Checking out the amazing [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum(http://www.gardnermuseum.org/ “Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum”){:target=”_blank”}. No photos allowed! :(
• Running to catch the Boston Duck Tour.

• Checking out the Liberty Hotel
• Exploring Beacon Hill, Boston Public Garden and Copley Square.
• Lunch at Boloco.
• Quick walk-through of the Boston Public Library right before closing.
• Fenway Park and a fries/root beer float break at Tasty Burger.
• Standing in a very short line for Mike’s Pastry only to find out that we really aren’t fans of cannolis.

• Checking out the sites in the North End at night, including Paul Revere’s house.
• Saying “hello” to the harbor seals at the New England Aquarium.
• Drinks and a late night snack at Drink.

Monday

• Early morning at South Station, waiting for our Megabus to Vermont. No such luck.
• Visiting the Adams National Historic Park in Quincy instead.
• Not feeling so great. Might have been the mix and match of Boloco or the leftovers for breakfast in the morning. Trying to recover by having lunch at Fat Cat.
• Charlestown Navy Yard to see the USS Constitution and then the USS Cassin Young.

• Climbing the Bunker Hill Monument.
• Dinner atZenna Noodle Bar in Coolidge Corner where some lady walks in, spills my Thai Iced Tea on me, and then leaves. What a baffling experience!
• Walking around in the rain because our transit pass doesn’t work for some reason.

Tuesday

• Hunting down the African American Heritage Trail stamp. You might have figured out by now that I’m one of those people with the National Parks Passport who go to as many national parks collecting stamps.
• Cambridge - Alive & Kicking Lobsters - with Jo and the Harvard Art Museum.

-Longfellow National Historic Site - It is closed, but I still manage to get a stamp.

• Late lunch at Henrietta’s Table.
• Skipping Harpoon Brewery’s beer tasting and heading back to get our luggage.
• Off to Boston Logan International Airport for the flight home.