This weekend my parents were up to visit and we did a little tour of Boston. Sometimes it's nice to go back to the time when I haven't spent the past 5 years in the city and just take in the sights and sounds of the cities. Saturday we spent the day touring around Faneuil Hall, had the cliche Boston Chowder Company clam chowder for lunch, walked around the North End just to end up at Mike's Pastry for the stereotypical (but delicious) Italian cannoli, took a pit stop in a little restaurant on the water for a drink, then endured the cold to have dinner in the North End in spirit of the beloved Boston Restaurant Week. I stayed in the hotel with them for the night at the Longwharf Marriott where my family always stays in Boston. All in all, I was able to become a tourist in the city I've been living in for years. It's funny too because my dad actually lived in Boston for a few years to attend BC for law school so he got the touristy experience too. I never thought I would be one of those people walking around with a Mike's Pastry box and walking into the Boston store in Faneuil Hall. Sunday continued the trend by starting the day off on Newbury Street walking all the way up and all the way down it.
It was fun to be a tourist finally in this city, especially before I leave for the south! I guess you can go on mini-vacations and tour around even places you've called home for a few years!! Next weekend I'll be venturing to Charlotte to enjoy the 80 degree weather they'll be having so finally I'll get to a warm destination! I'm more than excited... it's okay to be jealous too.
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