Day 12: Budapest to Boston
When we woke up, our laundry was still not dry, so we hoped we pressed the correct cycle to just dry the clothes and went off in search of breakfast. We ended up back at Sock's to enjoy a wonderful cup of hot chocolate and a share a slice of Peanut Butter pie.
Then we had to sprint walk back to the flat to pack. Luckily our clothes were dry (enough). We quickly got everything in our bags and hustled to the metro. From the metro, we had to ride the bus to the airport. At the airport, we had a hard time finding the checkin for our flight. With help, we finally found it at the end in a corner. There was a huge line of people! As we got close to the desk, one of the three employees said it was time for them to take a break, so he left with over 50 people waiting in line to check in. We finally got to the counter to get our tickets and made it through security and to our gate with a few minutes to spare before boarding. It was close, but we made it. On this leg, we flew from Budapest to London. We only had a couple hours wait in London before our flight into Boston. We got in late and ended up just taking the courtesy bus to the metro and then the metro out to where our airbnb was. This time, we were just renting a room in someone's home. We visited with them for a bit before heading off to bed.
Day 13: Boston
We didn't really have a plan for what to do in Boston. We just jumped on the Metro and headed downtown. We took in a few of the sights along the Freedom Trail (the site of the Old State House, Faneuil Hall, North End - Paul Revere's home, the Old North Church).
Then we were reading for lunch. A guy we sat by on the airplane recommended we eat at the Barking Crab. So that is where we headed. We ended up getting there just before they opened so we were one of the first seated, which worked out well, because they filled up fast.
We tried some scallops and crab cakes and the blue crab sandwich. The crab cakes were my favorite!
After lunch, we wandered back toward Faneuil Hall and found some shade. It was a really warm day. We saw advertisements for Cirque de Sole Kurios show, so we decided to see if there were tickets available for the afternoon. We lucked out and did get tickets. I had a special offer through Visa and we received free drinks and popcorn with our tickets as well. We were grateful for the cold drinks.
The show was amazing! It was the first Cirque show we had been to and we loved it!
At the competition of the show, we took the metro back to the North End to find dinner. After walking around and checking menus, we decided on Sfizi! It was a good choice - the food was excellent! I enjoyed some housemate butternut squash raviolis and Chris enjoyed his beet salad. We definitely plan to return next time we are in Boston.
We were not hungry after our dinner, but could not pass up getting a cannoli at Mike's Pastry. Both times we had walked past earlier in the day, there had been lines down the street, and it was still the same when we arrived. So we took our place down the block and patiently made the slow move forward until we were finally at the counter to order. When I had been here about 20 years earlier, we had just walked in and made our selection. What a difference. We could not even see the display cases to know what we wanted. But as we had waited, we had caught glimpses of different things, so in addition to the peanut butter chocolate chip cannoli, we also picked out a Chocolate cherry cake.
We carried our box from Mike's Pastry back to our Airbnb and did have a bite of each before going to bed. They became our breakfast in the morning while we waited for the first train of the day to take us to the airport. It was good to be home and we were excited to see the boys!
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