Thread: Boston

Hi Aileen
Thanks for the quick reply.
I could use some Boston hotel suggestions, the ones I'm finding are very expensive. To be honest I'd given up looking in the city and was looking into areas like Revere??? Yes also to restaurant suggestions, we've been to Boston (years back) and loved Legal Seafood but we can't eat there everyday

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Aarrr matey, that sounds suspiciously like a boat trip to me. Isn't there a historical tour I can take on a bus?

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How about a tour that doesn't require either a bus or a boat? There is a great outfit called Boston By Foote that offers walking tours of several areas in Boston. We took the architectural tour and I loved it! I second a visit to the aquarium. It is worth the time and money. If you want something outside of the city, you can always go to Salem. There are numerous places to visit there that all have to do with the witch trials. The actual monument to those who perished is in Danvers, though, the place where the whole thing started.

Hotels in the city a very pricey so I wouldn't expect to get anything cheap. If you want to stay somewhere outside of the city, you can go a bit north to Salem or Danvers. Salem is a city but Danvers is more small town. You can park the car and take the T into the city and thereby avoid trying to figure out where to put that car once you've arrived. That is, unless you want and adventure and are willing to drive in the city!

I almost forgot . . . if you want to be sure you are getting foliage, make sure you don't go until at least the end of September. They have had a wet summer so the foliage might be delayed a bit this year. For amazing views, take the Kangamangus highway up in northern NH. It isn't a short drive, but it is lovely. The town of North Conway (way up at the top of the state) is a cute small town and I can highly recommend staying at Nordic Village nearby. I haven't been there in years but I remember it fondly.

Thanks Aileen, thanks Donna, I like all your ideas. Right now the only thing I'm sure of, is we're going to need more time and a lot more money in Boston.
Donna thanks for telling me about Kangamangus Highway, I hadn't heard of it, will definitely check it out.

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Aileen is right. You might want to skip the car if you stay in the city. Me, I'm a brave soul and have driven in Boston many times. My mother-in-law (who lives in Danvers) won't even consider driving downtown. I am the fearless one and always take the wheel when we go in. See, in Boston signs are for cissies, red lights are a suggestion and you can't realistically expect that truck in front of you to keep driving just because he is moving now. At some point he will just come to a screeching halt and get out. No, he will not pull over or anything, just get out! That's what I meant by an adventure. I have to say, though, that I've never been in an accident in the city and I have only been lost once so my track record isn't too bad. My little brother lived right down in the back bay forever so I got lots of practice driving down there.

You know now that I think about it, I do remember those awful Boston traffic rotaries. I've always wondered if there were actually rules to the thing.

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