This Spring and early Summer have been filled with a lot of travel, which I love! But I’m starting to get mentally exhausted from the emptying and reorganizing of my suitcase. I’m really excited to go/be on my last trip this weekend to Seattle before I spend pretty much the whole summer in the DMV!
With that being said, I wanted to share my quick trip to Boston, MA. I had never been there before but with the help of another great CHAARG friend Evanthia, I was able to see a lot in the short time I was there.
I actually went to Boston for a work conference, so I stayed at the Sheraton Hotel connected to the Hynes Convention center in Back Bay. I know literally nothing about Boston and was able to navigate to a few popular places, so if I could do it — so can you!
Newbury Street was literally one block away from where I was staying, which took me an entire day to figure out. The street was lined with cute shops and the brick was amazing (see number #2). I stopped in Lush, Anthro and TJMaxx. If I had more time, I would have stopped in one of the local bookstores or coffee shops.
Boston’s old, historical looking buildings are beautiful. Regardless of the street, I stopped to take pictures and enjoy the view basically every block.
To be fair, my coworker navigated us to these gardens and through Boston Common. It was really beautiful!
This was about 5 blocks from my hotel room as well — I couldn’t tell you exactly which side I was on, but there were TONS of people walking and running along the river when I was over there. The view was amazing and honestly my phone camera doesn’t do it justice.
One of the receptions I was at took place up here, which was amazing! Typically I think you have to pay, but these views were incredible, so if you’re up for it — go for it!
Of course, there is SO MUCH history in Boston as well as great food. I passed some important landmarks, but I don’t know enough to share specifically. If you’re interested in that, I would check out this resource. There’s also a great food scene — when I was in the North End, it was clear there was a ton of Italian restaurants (including Mike’s Pastry!). I had some food here and there but didn’t take too many pictures. All in all, I think Boston is a super cute city with a lot to do — and not so big that it would be overwhelming to plan a quick weekend trip!