Blast from the Past

This past weekend, a friend I've known since ballet class at 4 years old, Rachel, came to visit me in Boston! Because she had never been to Boston, we crammed in a load of local, New England/Boston-esque things to partake in, all great ways to see the city.



First, we started with a big breakfast in Cambridge. Then, to make most of the day we concocted a walking tour of the downtown area, and wandered over towards the Prudential Tower, where we relaxed with a round of cappucinos. With the price of our coffees, we also got to experience the best view in town, as seen in the photos.












Later that night, after a big dinner in the North End at Pizzeria Regina's, we engaged in a little sport. We decided that candlepin bowling was a great way to introduce Rachel to the quirkiness of the North East. It is a fun game, with smaller balls and skinny cylindrical pins...but it is much harder than regular bowling! Lots of pictures ensued once we all realized that the game was not so competitive. I think I walked out with a final score of 38?










Before we left, however, Rachel scored us a behind-the-scenes tour of the bowling alley by flirting it up with an employee. This thing has been running for decades and much of it is all the same. No computers behind this puppy, just duct tape and love.






















The next morning, we woke bright and early at the noon hour and headed out to the museum of science. Originally, we had high hopes to catch a Duck Tour, but they were sadly sold out, so we made the most of our location and took in a bit of educational museum time. The museum sits on the river, and throughout the museum, there were lots of opportunities to catch some beautiful views of the Charles. This shows one of the big curtain walls that allows such a sight, as well as a kinetic sculpture on display.




Below, you can also see that we encountered some man-made lightning in the lightning theatre, and a giant grasshopper to boot!





We stayed until the museum closed, and caught the sunset over the river. Immediately afterwards, we ate a lovely meal at Legals seafood. Clam chowder was abound...

Hope you had a great time, Rach!