Adventures in Boston

Boston, Boston, Boston.

Fun place to visit but AWFUL to drive around.  After getting lost 50 bajillion times, there is no doubt to me why the subway/train system is so popular there!! Seriously.  I have been to many cities around the U.S. and never have I gotten so lost in my life!  Its like the streets have absolutely no rhyme or reason.  There are one-ways everywhere (that go in circles) and nothing intersects where you want it to.  You think you’re driving one place but you realize you’re not where you should be so you try to turn around (impossible!) and start driving just to realize you are now even more lost.  Stopping to ask for directions doesn’t make a bit of difference either because half the people look at you in pity because they know you’re nowhere near where you want to be and ultimately screwed.

But other than nearly having a mental breakdown while driving (at least 3 times!), Boston was pretty kick-ass.

We figured out the subway and spent a day downtown, near the wharf.  After days of dreary, rainy weather in MN and on the drive out east, we had a beautiful sunny day in Boston.

I took a few photos, but nothing of quality.  More just a way to document what we saw…..

They had these cool arbors (how is that for a perspective shot!?)

Faneuil Hall & Quincy Market

Cheers!

That is a statue of Samuel Adams

I went on one of these Trolley Tours when  I visited Boston in 2002.  Cool way to see the city…..

We wanted good seafood and after hearing many recommendations for the Union Oyster House, that is where we decided to go.  It is the oldest, longest running restaurant in America.

While at the Oyster House, we ordered raw oysters.  I had only had raw oysters once before and didn’t like them at all. This time I tried them with lemon, horseradish and cocktail sauce .  YUMMY- I discovered I really liked oysters after all!! (I also better admit that I am addicted to horseradish)

There were a few different varieties of oysters to choose from so we also tried the Little Necks.  These are the best oysters EVER!!!! The texture is better than regular raw oysters and they have more substance to them.  I can’t believe it has happened to me, but I have been craving the raw little necks ever since!! They are seriously delish.

For my main course I had the lobster scampi.

Num Num Num.  I love lobster!

That’s all I am going to share in this post, be back with more later!