On 15 Sep 2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Sep 14, 2006 at 06:42:48PM -0400, Uri Guttman wrote: >>>>>>> "JA" == John Abreau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> >> JA> David H. Adler wrote: >>>> So. Mom and I are taking a cruise next month up the east coast and into >>>> Canada. We've got a day (22 Oct, if I've got this all right) in Boston. >>>> What should we do in the... 10 hours we're there? >> >> i assume that is a day stop here? what hours? > > Yep. I believe we dock at 8am and set sail (motor?) at 6pm.
This is a Sunday I think. I think walking around Boston on a Sunday is a wonderful experience. If you're coming in with a cruise ship, you might be docking somewhere near the aquarium, which is well worth a visit in my opinion. From there you can go to the North End in 10 minutes. The North End has good food (Mike's Pastry is a must for sweets, and their bread is great too). Look around, there's plenty of inexpensive restaurants. Paul Revere's house is there too, and many visitors like to see it. >From the North End you can walk across the road to the downtown area, following the Freedom Trail basically. If you have the energy, keep walking to the Boston Common and you'll see plenty of nice architecture. You may want to avoid the "Cheers" bar which is on the side of the Common. Walk on Commonwealth Avenue or Newbury Street a little bit, then head to Copley Square--you'll see Trinity Church, the library, and plenty more. You can get back through the Theater District and Chinatown, or (if you're tired) take the Green line to the Red line (switch at Park Street), which will drop you off at South Station, close to where you started. Another point of interest is the USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides," the famous ship docked in Charlestown not far from downtown. You may see it from the cruise ship. Ted _______________________________________________ Boston-pm mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm
