Hello everyone! I cannot believe it's already July. I remember when I booked this trip we had like a month to wait, now we have already been home for over two weeks and I have no idea where the time went! Austin and I wanted to do a few fun things this summer before I start nursing school full time in the fall, and a short getaway to Boston seemed like a good idea!
We flew to Boston early Wednesday morning and checked into our Air BnB! We stayed at two different apartments while in the city. The first one was in East Boston and was a short 10 minute walk to the subway station then about another 10 minute ride into the city. We had the whole apartment in an older house that was converted into three apartments. The owner of the Air BnB actually lived in the upstairs apartment which was super cool and she stopped by one night to introduce herself and say hello. The apartment was super clean and the perfect size for us to be there for a few days. This was our first time staying in an Air BnB and it was so nice! I feel like staying in an apartment rather than a hotel gave us a better feeling of what it would be like to actually live somewhere different. The second apartment we stayed at was one subway stop closer to actual downtown Boston. We only stayed in this one for a night because we decided to stay longer and I couldn't book our other apartment for another night. At this apartment we only had a bedroom and had to share the kitchen and bathroom with the other guests and the owner. I don't think we would stay in this kind again, it was a little weird but fine for just a night. At the end of this blog post I'm going to link both of the apartments that we stayed in along with a coupon code to get some money off of your stay at any Air BnB!
During the 4 days we spent in Boston, we walked around....A LOT. We basically wanted to see as much of the city as we could with our time there. It blew my mind how Boston feels like a big city but literally you can walk from one side to another in under an hour walk. We would take the subway into the city to Government Center and then end up walking to Beacon Hill in no time.
Our first day we ended up walking more of the city than we thought we would but we kind of got a feel for where everything was which was nice. Austin is super good at remembering where things are and figuring out his way around cities, so after the first day he pretty much got us around everywhere.
On the second day we started the day with a Duck Tour. This was my 3rd time doing a duck tour (I've done one in Wisconsin Dells and Seattle) and as cheesy looking as they are, they are one of my favorite tours. The Ducks are a great way to see a city that has water because you get to do some of the tour on land and then some in the water. Our tour guide was awesome and made the tour super interesting. Since the tour ended down by the Boston Common, we walked around there and went to Beacon Hill. Beacon Hill is the cutest area! It is picture perfect red brick buildings, I'm obsessed. If we ever go to Boston again we would definitely get an Air BnB in this area. There were a bunch of shops and restaurants in the area as well.
Boston Common
Beacon Hill
Acorn Street, Beacon Hill
Day three was spent walking the Freedom Trail. Super touresty but it's a good way to see a lot of the city, especially the parts with historical importance. I think it was about 2.5 miles and it started in the Boston Common and ended at Bunker Hill. You can pay to follow a tour guide on the trail, which I feel like would be super interesting if you're big into history but Austin and I are not (it was still super cool to see everything though). Along the trail there are museums and houses that I'm pretty sure you get to go into if you're on a guided tour. After walking the trail we went to the Navy Shipyard which is where the USS Constitution ship is. Then we took a short ferry ride back over to the main land of the city.
Our last day was spent kind of just going back to places we wanted to see again (or where I wanted to take more pictures/video clips). One thing that we did everyday that we went was got ice cream from the Cookie Monstah food truck. It's a truck that does custom ice cream sandwiches or you can just get a cookie with ice cream (which is what we did) and it's literally the best! We also went to the Quincy Market area everyday. Aside from the actual market itself, there is always something going on outside. One night we saw a workout class going on outside and we sat and watched the Boston Piano Kid (check him out on YouTube he's such a talented 14 year old https://www.youtube.com/user/jazzpianokid).
If you're actually still reading this, thanks so much for reading this long post! Boston was such a cool city to visit and somewhere I've always wanted to go! Below are some of my favorite pictures from the trip! Also here is my Air BnB code if you want to save some money on your next trip! (and help me save some money on my next trip ;) www.airbnb.com/c/baileyl244
Also, check out my short video that I made with a bunch of clips from Boston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ve9l6zqY4mQ
Boston Public Library
Boston marathon finish line
