March 1: Quick Four Day Trip to Boston

Since our daughter went to college in Boston (yea BC!), we have been to Boston many times and have done the Freedom Trail and the Ducks and .... However when Bev had a short notice work trip to Boston come up, I decided to join her there afterwards for a few days of R&R.

By using Flexperks miles we were able to book a great room at a boutique hotel downtown that was practically "free", the 90 Hotel on Tremont with a "city view" room. When checking in the desk clerk said, "I don't know if they told you what room you were assigned but you have the best room in the hotel",  a corner room with views from the Park Street Church nearly across the street, Boston Common, the state capital, Charles River, Prudential Building, the Citgo sign near Fenway and more.
The view at sunset:
And the view at night:
After settling in, we figure out how to navigate the "T" (Boston's subway system) it being around ten years since we had previously used it.  As with most transit systems it is fits and starts for a little bit and then easy-peasy as we become comfortable with the nuances.  We're still trying to master which entrance to enter to get to the right platform on the right set of tracks headed in the right direction.

Our first stop is the Back Bay for a visit to the Trident Booksellers and Cafe to browse the collection and have our first Boston meal (provolone, turkey, bacon & cranberry sandwich and mac&cheese).
After a little shopping on Beacon Street, we head back to the hotel and collapse from the exhaustion of lack of sleep in prior nights due to our respective colds and an early travel day.  I take a three hour nap starting at 6PM and then sleep until 9AM.

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