NY has been a whirlwind, a town with its own life of sights, sounds, smells and people. I think we did a lot in the time afforded to us. Another few days would have been nice.
We caught the cab to Penn Station. A hive of activity and people, where trains can take you anywhere in the US from Alaska to the Panama Canal. The lift underground smelt of pee and I began to question our decision to take the train to Boston. However, traveling first class has its advantages, and the lounge and train cab turned out to be a real treat.
The 4 hour train trip was a very relaxing way to travel and a great way to take in the countryside: the beautiful houses, the great old trees and lakes and rivers of Connecticut. I would loved to have taken a day to visit Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where Kirst did a school exchange for 3 months.
New York is a city on steroids, it is busy and the people are very officious, I guess what they perceive as professional, we at times perceived as unfriendly . Boston, on the other hand, is more relaxed and the people are seriously friendly and chatty. This we picked up at the station and on our cab ride to the hotel, everyone wanting to help.
Our hotel, the Ritz – Carlton is near the ‘Common’, a beautiful park in Boston.
This afternoon we took a ‘hop on - hop off’ bus tour of the city. Our pick up stop was at ‘Cheers’ pub, from the old TV series. We got a good view of the city, of the old and new, we passed over the Charles River and saw Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Socks. We finished our tour at the harbour. A cold sea breeze had whipped up and we headed to a wonderful restaurant on the docks for dinner. It was a really friendly place and the meal was excellent, also considerably cheaper than NY.
We finished off the evening with a sunset stroll along the harbour. The sun sets around 9 pm. It was beautiful.
We caught the cab to Penn Station. A hive of activity and people, where trains can take you anywhere in the US from Alaska to the Panama Canal. The lift underground smelt of pee and I began to question our decision to take the train to Boston. However, traveling first class has its advantages, and the lounge and train cab turned out to be a real treat.
The 4 hour train trip was a very relaxing way to travel and a great way to take in the countryside: the beautiful houses, the great old trees and lakes and rivers of Connecticut. I would loved to have taken a day to visit Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where Kirst did a school exchange for 3 months.
New York is a city on steroids, it is busy and the people are very officious, I guess what they perceive as professional, we at times perceived as unfriendly . Boston, on the other hand, is more relaxed and the people are seriously friendly and chatty. This we picked up at the station and on our cab ride to the hotel, everyone wanting to help.
Our hotel, the Ritz – Carlton is near the ‘Common’, a beautiful park in Boston.
This afternoon we took a ‘hop on - hop off’ bus tour of the city. Our pick up stop was at ‘Cheers’ pub, from the old TV series. We got a good view of the city, of the old and new, we passed over the Charles River and saw Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Socks. We finished our tour at the harbour. A cold sea breeze had whipped up and we headed to a wonderful restaurant on the docks for dinner. It was a really friendly place and the meal was excellent, also considerably cheaper than NY.
We finished off the evening with a sunset stroll along the harbour. The sun sets around 9 pm. It was beautiful.
Very romantic
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