Boston Tea Party

Me and the beautiful Fall colours (sorry 'colors') in Boston Common

Our final trip for the week was three nights spent in Boston. It really is a beautiful city but, if I'm honest, there isn't an awful lot to do there! We set off at the crack of dawn on Friday and again managed to navigate Boston's T lines (i.e. underground) and the fact that they were the first in America... well, you can tell! We did some shopping and you'll all be pleased to know that I AM prepared for New England winter and I am NOT going to die and I AM going to return with all my my fingers and toes - that's the aim at least! I'm sure it will be a very different story when the snow does eventually arrive but that will be an entirely new blog I'm sure.

Nick was entirely in charge of our trip to Boston and so I had no clue about the geography or where our hostel was in relation to anything else or what there was to see, let alone what we were going to go and see! Other than booking the buses, he arranged everything: He organised what we were going to see, when we were going to go where and so on, so I blame him entirely.. no I'm kidding there's nothing to blame him for it was lovely, but we did spend a phenomenal amount of time in Starbucks drinking tea which I think has a very beautiful irony to it.

When I say that there really isn't much to do in Boston I really do mean it. The main highlight and tourist attraction is something called the freedom trail which is basically a red line painted on the streets of Boston which guide you to all the historical sites. Now, when they say historical sights what they mean is several 'ancient' graveyards - ancient meaning from the 1600s of course- various statues remembering various Revolutionary figures such as Paul Revere, and some churches. It's not really all that it's cracked up to be. Now yes, while I know the Revolutionary war is a massive and vital part in Americas history and it is fascinating, there's a limit to how many statues and churches a girl can see in one day.

There isn't however a limit to WATCHING RYAN REYNOLDS FILM IN BOSTON! Yes you did read that correctly. I SAW RYAN REYNOLDS. That would be the same Ryan from The Proposal and Just Friends and.... *swoon. Needless to say Nick became completely invisible for the half hour or so that I spent dribbling watching him fire up into the air as part of his new film R.I.P.D. It was super exciting!

The Photo Evidence - It's him, I promise!

Ok so I know I'm sounding like the only exciting part of my trip was Ryan Reynolds and that's not true, we also did a trip around Harvard in Cambridge which I really recommend if you're up for being super cringey and touristy like me! It was embarrassing and hilarious being carted around in a tour being led by a freshman (i.e a really, super keen first year!) with other strangers and a sticker on my coat but I did really enjoy it. The tour was really brilliantly done, it was funny and it was insightful and Harvard really is beautiful. So if you don't go on a cringey tour, at least go and see it.

I almost forgot, we also went to see the Spin Doctors... Am I getting blank stares? Yea I figured as much...

That ringing any bells? Ye I thought it might. I bought tickets for Nick and I to go and see them on Saturday night for his birthday. The most hilarious shock of the night was when the band announced that the reason they were touring was because it was the 20th anniversary of their album... that's older than me... that made things a tad awkward! It was a fun night, even if I couldn't drink (click here for previous mumble!) and the band, although not the greatest (sorry Nick!) were actually really good fun live!

Monday saw tearful goodbyes and a horrible bus ride back to campus and reality where a whole pile of work was waiting for me... and still is waiting for me... great.