Welcome to the second day of Boston Exploration.
Boy, what an amazing first day it was. The cruise, the walk, the evening shopping, the donut, and some Indian food, and most importantly awesome company – loved every single bit of it.
After spending the first day randomly roaming on the streets of Boston, it was time to roam Boston in a more planned and organized way. To do this, last night, I had already made a list of places that I wanted to check out and thought she would love too.
I knew the must visit place for us was Harvard, MIT, and Quincy Market. Learning from yesterday’s mistakes, I made sure we had a plan before we leave our hotel and start exploring the other parts of Boston.
Unfortunately, the rain Gods weren’t happy and it was drizzling throughout the day, keeping the weather cloudy and rainy, and temperatures down.
Anyway, the day started with a complimentary breakfast at the hotel. This was the first time I was eating at a hotel and everything was so brand new for me. At first, I didn’t know what to expect as I haven’t had a chance to taste the “English breakfast”. At my apartment, the farthest I went to cooking breakfast was to make an omelet and have a couple bread with it, that’s about it. But, here, there were so many options and choices, too many to count. I glanced over the entire aisle of the breakfast buffet and quickly filled up my plate with whatever I thought I could eat. I didn’t realize how much food I had until I took a photo of it. Though it was too much, I made sure I finished the entire thing and don’t have any leftovers.
After the breakfast, it was time to check out and head out for one more day of exploration. I liked this feeling. I wasn’t worried about studies. I wasn’t thinking about life back in Connecticut and UConn. I was in the moment with her and liking her company. We were talking, laughing, reminiscing past, and creating memories for future.
After checking out, the first stop was Quincy Market. I had heard about it from my fellow huskies (UConn classmates) and was impressed with the history and legacy behind it. At that time, I wasn’t good with navigation, so I had a hard time to locate this spot and had to ask many people where the actual building is. Plus, the constant rain wasn’t helping. I remember, it took us almost an hour to get to this place, but, it was so worth it.
As soon as we entered the building, we were greeted with the fresh smell of all the delicious food that was being cooked inside. Apart from the food, she was interested in checking out the Christmas lights and shopping for some souvenirs. As it was only 11AM, we decided to check out some Christmas decorations and spots nearby before heading to the food section at the market. She was so excited to shop for all the Boston themed magnets and we shopped for some Boston themed magnets – for family and friends back home. We walked on the street outside with our umbrellas on and then finally headed inside again to taste some of that delicious food.
Inside the market, we saw lobsters, some “Thanksgiving” turkey (off course, I didn’t know it was a turkey – I thought it was some big chicken 😆). We had some relaxed lunch as it was a rush hour and people were flocking in and out of the food court. Fortunately, we didn’t have to wait long for our seats and got to enjoy some delicious food with the beautiful company.
After the Quincy market, it was time to head to the world-renowned Educational Institutions – Harvard and MIT. We joked, but was true that we were the visitors here and not the students. Anyway, it was a metro ride away from the Quincy Market, which I loved about Boston. I think, any big city must have a metro, so that the tourists and visitors can explore it cheaply and get to see the entire city without much hassle.
The visit to Harvard and MIT was pretty uneventful as it was raining heavily and there was hardly anyone out there. We didn’t see many students or tourists in this area because of the weather. After spending an hour or so around this area, she was tired of the weather and wanted to head to the bus station and relax there as we were supposed to catch a bus to our next destination – New York City.
Even I was tired of the weather, so complied immediately.
The plan was to catch an evening bus from Boston to NYC and then start NYC exploration the next day.
& just like that, we were off to the city that never sleeps – NYC! 🗽🌃
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