Pete's Log: The rest of my Massachusetts visit
Entry #1727, (Travel)(posted when I was 32 years old.)
After spending a weekend in Lee, Sara drove me back to Boston last Monday. We stopped in Springfield on the way for Sara's A Cappella rehearsal. She is an alto in Strike A Chord and it was fun to meet the group.
In Boston we hung out with Dan and Tony. Dan worked Tuesday and Wednesday, but joined us in the evenings. Tuesday was mostly a shopping day. Wednesday we visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. It was interesting, though rather dark. Supposedly it is better on sunny days.
I did manage to play some chess with Dan. In a reversal from last time, I won the regular games and Dan won the speed games.
Thursday was the big day, St. Patrick's! We had green pancakes for breakfast, then corned beef and cabbage for lunch. Dan went all out. We then headed downtown and found a table at an Irish pub. We spent all day there, met some interesting characters, and had some green beers and other beverages.
Friday we tried to visit the Custom House Tower, but it is closed to visitors on Fridays. So we went and sat by the harbor for a while, then went to Villa Mexico Cafe in Beacon Hill for some burritos. It's a little place inside a gas station, but the food was excellent.
Sara and I then headed back to Springfield, where Strike A Chord had a show that night. It was a fun show. Afterwards, a bunch of the people in the group went bowling and I got to tag along. I managed to break 100 in two out of three games. Sara won all three games in our lane. We then returned to Lee for the night.
Saturday Sara drove her third round trip to Boston of the week. We got there about 1 pm and joined Tony and Dan for a trip to the top of the Prudential building. Then it was off to the airport and back to Munich and reality.
I'm now back in Düsseldorf for the week. I have flown 16 times in 2011, 12 of which I sat in seat 23F.