Bye-Bye New York, Hello Boston!

The move from New York to Boston couldn't have gone smoother - we walked out the door with our luggage to find a cab sitting at the curb, waiting for a fare. He dropped us off at Penn Station with time to spare and we even got lucky there; the television screens updating the track assignments wasn't working so they were announcing them right at time of boarding. With no assigned seating on Amtrak and full trains we were going to have to be near the front of the line to sit together and we overheard a gate agent announce the track assignment just before they announced it over the loudspeaker giving us a slight lead - we were one of the first to board so sitting together was no problem.

It was about four and a half hours from New York to Boston. I had planned to spend that time sorting through pictures but I ended up napping the first half and looking out the window with Goldfish the rest of the time, discussing our plans.

We were very excited to revisit Boston, it had been three and a half years since we were here last and it was a very big stepping stone in our relationship. Goldfish once again found a perfect place to stay, the Harborside Inn, just 200 yards from Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market and a block off the Freedom Trail. We got settled in and headed over to Faneuil Hall where there are over 100 stores, 40 eateries and 17 restaurants to choose from - I had seafood chowder in a bread bowl from the Boston Chowda Cafe and Goldfish chose Mexican from El Paso Enchilad. After that we headed over to Dick's Last Resort for brews and the best peanut putter pie on the face of the earth, bar none . . .

Here's a little sneak peak at the holiday look I'm rocking with this season - swwwweeet! After seeing the White House tree, the tree at Rockefeller Plaza, and many other big trees on our vacation, Goldfish and I both agree the tree right in front of Faneuil Hall is the best we have seen this year. It has large ornaments that look great even in the daytime, its big, and it is well lit - the perfect pubic display tree!