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
