Boston!

So I am loving actually being close to things this summer.  This past weekend we ventured to Boston.  The trip was about catching up with an old college friend and seeing the Dispatch Reunion Tour.  Oh and soaking up a little American History while I was at it.

A quick stroll around the harbor and Government Center was not lacking in New Englandness.  Boats!

Daniel Horney Man of the Sea

Boston is a walking city, I did not know this until I got there and then heard about how Boston is a walking city from half a dozen people, and now you know Boston is a walking city.  Which means we did a lot of walking, not problem that seems to be how we like to spend our weekends.

Old looking building

We took a stroll down Newbury Street checking out blocks upon blocks of trendy little boutiques, high end stores, art galleries and much much else.  All the store fronts are still old Bostonie buildings feeling far more like town homes than a shopping mall.

I nerded out on a store that had done their entire display windows in dozens of antique sewing machines.

Swan Boats!

Our stroll continued to the Boston Commons where I took, what I can only imagine, to be the next cover of Boston Tourist Monthly.

Tour Guide Joe

Joe, who we were visiting, showed us around in between his many jobs.  I am much happier to see him than the picture shows, sun was in my eyes.

From the park we also got to watch a Indian wedding parade taking place across the street.  That looked like a good time, I wish I could have captured the music and excitement of the parade better. 

Side note: we must have run into four wedding parties taking pictures at the park while we were there.

I mentioned soaking up some America history didn't I ... Freedom Trail Tour!

Our Guide.

After lots of missed times we finally made it to a tour.  Our guide was dressed the part and loved his history.  We got the feeling he played a little fast and loose with the script everyone else followed, but we got a great tour out of it.  I learned things and was throughly entertained for our hour and half tour.  We even got a teacher/ student discount for the tour.  We tipped our guide the difference, he earned it.

Then on Sunday night we saw Dispatch.

You can't tell but they are wearing mullet wigs

Great show.  They opened for themselves in what I can only describe as a sketch comedy with singing parody of themselves.  They then proceded to play two and half hours and they only stopped because the venue restrictions.  Turned out it was the last night of their short tour, it was fun to be there for the last night of a tour it made it a special show.  Dispatch's fan base is an interesting mixture of hipsters, hippies and bros... I am not where we fit into that. At least we all enjoyed some good music together.

One last Bostonie picture

Thanks Joe for making it such a great trip!

Summary      

Cost:

              Transportation  (metro)                        $15

              Entertainment       

                      History Walk                               $11

                      Concert                                        $40

               Lodging  (stayed with friends)        Free                        

               Food ...                                               Too much

             Total                                                     $66

                

Time:  Two Days 

Average : $1.40 / hr entertainment

      No food isn't there, I was not aware of prices, Daniel split up most of our tickets with friends. I know it was more than other trips as we sampled quite a few Boston Brews...

                  

Perks: 

Good friends, good concert.  Got in some walking exercise and I learned that the Boston Tea Party was more motivated by John Handcock's financial gains than government oppression who would have guess.