Boston

After arriving in Boston, we found ourselves following one of the underlying themes of this trip, eating burritos. Our host, Jake Anderson, was unaware of the fact that we ate an absurd amount of burritos while staying in the Mission in San Francisco, so he took us straight to Anna's Taqueria. The burrito was very delicious nonetheless. Next we dropped off our bags and headed downtown for the walking tour. We walked part of the Freedom Trail, but blazed our own path through much of the city. We visited Long Wharf (we have been on a wharf in 75% of the cities we have visited). Then we saw the the Old North Church, a statue of Paul Revere, and two parks (Boston Common and Public Gardens).



After two hours of walking, we were felt that we deserved a flagon of ale. Being the tourists that we are, we chose the Cheers bar. We tried the Harpoon IPA and Sam Adams Pumpkinfest. Next we got back on the T train and went back to Jake's house for home cooked lasagna casserole and grilled salmon, complimented with red wine. After dinner we went right back to the city, this time to the Fenway Park area. We went to a bar called Flagon and Cask, and then to Boston Beer Works. Boston Beer Works brews all of their own beer (fifteen of them right now). They don't bottle any beer, so it can only be enjoyed in the restaurant. We tried the Mom + Pop Wet Hop Crop Ale, Grand Cru, Boston Garden Golden, Landsdowne Lager, Buckeye Oatmeal Stout, and Beantown Nut Brown. All were very good, but the jury is still out on the best beer in Boston.



Then we took the T train back to Newton, made the twenty minute walk to Jake's house, took some shots of bourbon, drank a night-cap Sam Adams Summer Ale and called it a night. This morning we went for a 2.3 mile run, along the Heartbreak Hill portion of the Boston Marathon route, and then we had breakfast and coffee. We plan on visiting a brewery today, and are not entirely sure what else is in store for us. More photos and updates to come!



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