We set off from Chester to Boston for 3 nights. On the way we stopped at AT&T (see last post) and Springfield MA.
The Dr Seuss museum is located at the Springfield Museums. They’re a member of the Association of Science-Technology Museums so that meant our Montreal Science Museum card got us in for free! Nothing better than saving $60 before lunch! The museum was small but good. As to be expected it was highly interactive. They had a floor that was furnished with his furniture to remake his studio and living room, complete with both Emmys.
We arrived in Boston (Forest Hill) and checked into our Air BNB. It was a lovely 3rd story suite with 1 bedroom, full kitchen, futon for Moose and off street parking for the van. I headed out to meet up for dinner with Arun who I met during orientation at McGill and have remained close to ever since.
The following day we headed out to to explore the harbour side. We stopped off at the Boston Tea Party Museum for a dry scone and sub par coffee (should have tried the tea!). Next we went to the highly recommended Boston Children’s Museum. I know there are only so many things that can keep a young child entertained but I must say that this was almost a repeat of the Ottawa museum! Moose didn’t seem to care though and had lots of fun running around.
That night we got a babysitter (another online agency) and I took Hanika to Legal Seafood. I ordered what turned out to be an platter clearly meant to feed a family! It did come with a appetiser of chunky clam chowder though. Hanika still isn’t sold on clams though.
The next day was slightly less productive. We made a late start after our traditional Sunday morning pancakes. After we wandered around the harbour and caught up with Arun and his family for a drink. Moose had a go on the carousel and was insistent on riding the grasshopper.
The highlight of the trip from Hanika, as far as I can tell, was finding coffee that was finally up to par with Australian standards! Clue, it wasn’t Dunkin Donuts.
We made good time packing up and set off for NYC.