Boston (May 2017)

My spouse and I visited Boston for the long Memorial Day weekend in May 2017. We don’t often travel to Boston because it is a 6-hour drive each way, too far to visit during a regular 2-day weekend. Flying would take nearly as long, considering the 1.5-hour drive to the airport, arriving at the airport 2 hours early, the 1-hour flight, and then the 1-hour transfer into the city from the airport. But this time, we had a special incentive because we wanted to visit my sister-in-law and her boyfriend as well as to see a baseball game and some “new-to-us” museums. We drove to the city after work on Friday night, arriving well after midnight. We stayed at the Hilton Back Bay for 3 nights, which was a great location for our planned activities because we could walk everywhere. On Saturday morning, we visited the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (ISGM), had lunch at Top Chef Tiffani Faison’s Sweet Cheeks BBQ, and then visited the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA). After our exhausting day, we rewarded ourselves with a brief happy hour at Dillon’s, dinner at Asta, and drinks at the Top of the Hub. On Sunday, we attended the Red Sox-Seattle Mariners game (unfortunately the Sox lost), and we ate dinner at Hojoko. On Monday, we drove to Needham Heights (about 10 miles from the city) to eat brunch with our family before we began the long journey home (another 6-hour drive). We really like Boston; we just wish it was easier/faster to get there.

Hotel:

• Hilton Boston Back Bay Link to my review

Restaurants:

• Sweet Cheeks Link to my review
• Dillon's Link to my review
• Asta Link to my review
• Top of the Hub Link to my review
• Hojoko Link to my review

Activities:

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Link to my review
• Museum of Fine Arts Link to my review
• Fenway Park Link to my review