Barcelona Vacation, Day 1: Boston
Mar. 18th, 2012 02:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
figarofigaro1We tried to use as much public transportation as we could on this trip. We got Megabus tickets for getting to Boston and back. It was our first time on the Megabus. Sunday evening at the end of a lot of spring breaks made the bus completely full. We sat up top. It was comfortable but a little bit squished; the seats are narrow (too narrow for me to comfortably knit). There's also free wi-fi, but it's a bit spotty in the mountains of Vermont. But our fare for the two of us round trip total was $22.50 ($8 down and $3 back plus $0.50 for reservation fee) made up for all of it! And the views from the upper deck were great!
After arriving in Boston, we walked to the Ames Hotel. Bruce is a god navigator and it was hot weather and sunny (around 75 F), so the walk was fairly pleasant. Then we had a late lunch at one of our favorite spots,Neptune Oyster. We had a dozen oysters and split a warm lobster roll. We browsed some shops.
Later on, we walked to dinner at Eastern Standard. There we enjoyed more oysters (Sunken Meadow were a hit!), marrow bones, steak tartare, and a roasted haddock on spetzle. Everything was tasty and the portions are quite large. The wine service at Eastern Standard can be chatty and helpful; we always seem to end up talking about wine there. The only disappointment was the haddock which had an herb coating and too many different flavors in the accompaniments. A simpler treatment of the fish itself would have helped the dish immensely.
We were on the fourth floor of the Ames, the lowest floor we've ever been on. It was much noisier than we've noticed other times. The rumble of the subway vibrated all the way up to our room. Still it's an excellent hotel, we just need to remember to ask for a higher floor.
After arriving in Boston, we walked to the Ames Hotel. Bruce is a god navigator and it was hot weather and sunny (around 75 F), so the walk was fairly pleasant. Then we had a late lunch at one of our favorite spots,Neptune Oyster. We had a dozen oysters and split a warm lobster roll. We browsed some shops.
Later on, we walked to dinner at Eastern Standard. There we enjoyed more oysters (Sunken Meadow were a hit!), marrow bones, steak tartare, and a roasted haddock on spetzle. Everything was tasty and the portions are quite large. The wine service at Eastern Standard can be chatty and helpful; we always seem to end up talking about wine there. The only disappointment was the haddock which had an herb coating and too many different flavors in the accompaniments. A simpler treatment of the fish itself would have helped the dish immensely.
We were on the fourth floor of the Ames, the lowest floor we've ever been on. It was much noisier than we've noticed other times. The rumble of the subway vibrated all the way up to our room. Still it's an excellent hotel, we just need to remember to ask for a higher floor.
