The sisters and I decided instead of birthday presents to save that money to take a trip together…just a weekend trip and just the three of us. Bao decided where to go (since we let her pretty much decide everything…with the exception of eating at Giacomo’s two nights in a row…) and she chose Boston.
I took the red eye Thursday night and landed at Logan airport at 6 in the morning! Bao and her friend (who I have no clue how to spell his name) picked me up and we ate at the very Bostonian authentic, IHOP (I heard Lincoln ate at the one we were at). Van arrived around 8am and the fun began! Instead of a play-by-play of our entire weekend, I’m going to just give short reviews of all the places we visited:
Sights
Boston Public Library – beautiful and it opens early and the price is right – free!
Prudential Center – probably would have been cooler if we went into the building but we just hung out at the mall.
Boston Public Gardens – they were redoing this so it wasn’t at it’s best.
Faneuil Hall – we pretty much just took a picture with the Sam Adams statue and continued our way to Quincy Market.
Quincy Market – so fun and can be overwhelming. We ended up at Boston & Maine Fish Co for a cup of clam chowder and a pint of Sam Adams for Baoby.
Harvard Yard – gorgeous; you feel smart just standing on campus.
Freedom Trail – so much fun; everybody should do this especially if it’s your first time in Boston.
Eats
Atlantic Fish Co. – a scratch kitchen, meaning everything is made from scratch! We had 2 dozen raw oysters and the clam appetizer. All was delicious!
Mike’s Pastry Inc. – we made the mistake of ordering one of each of their cannolis which turned out to be 9! They’re huge. One a person is more than plenty. We shared 2 whole ones took a bite of each and had to through it away since it will get soggy overnight. Fabulous though. One of the best cannolis I ever had. Our favorite was pistachio.
Giacomo’s Restaurant – Bao’s favorite place by far. Pasta is handmade and delicious. There’s always a line so get there when it opens at 5pm. Cash only.
Boston & Maine Fish Co – Had a cup of clam chowder that was the perfect lunch!
L.A. Burdick – Famous for their truffles shaped like mice and their hot chocolate. We had their hot chocolate which was like drinking a liquid chocolate bar and a few of their French macarons. Small but delicious.
Fugakyu – Best sushi ever! Try the ladybug maki. So refreshing and the restaurant is cute too!
Finale – This is fun to experience but I thought it was just ‘okay’. The idea of it is fun but the desserts aren’t anything special. If I had to choose one (luckily I didn’t), I rather go back to Mike’s Pastry for a cannoli.