We did, we had a couple of burgers at the Bistro ...

I have to say that given the city I have found myself in, I have been a little lax at actually managing to get around and see new places. Some of this I put down to having been here before on vacation and therefore having done the whistle stop tour of all the main tourist attractions, some of this I put down to the weather and the fact that this weekend saw temperatures of about -23C, and some of it is due to having booked tickets for things in the coming weeks. This means I feel as though I have done something when really, I could have done a lot more in a weekend. I do now have a new bank account, with a bank I can actually access in Boston- which is always a good starting point, and I have been to see “The Lovely Bones” movie.
In the spirit of not giving movie reviews I will say was a generally well done film. I had issues with the relationship of the parents, it did appear to lack a little on screen chemistry, the parents also seemed too young to have the children, and despite the fact time was obviously progressing no-one seemed to age. Nonetheless, while I have had more fun filled Sunday afternoons, this was a “enjoyable film”. Or at least I thought so- maybe that was more to do with the M and Ms…
In order to justify the food quote this week I should point out that my new thing, was a trip to the Back Bay area of Boston and a very small bar/ restaurant. In fact, it could possible the smallest restaurant I have ever eaten in, the food however was great, and well worth the two hour wait for a table. In all fairness the people watching at the bar was plenty entertainment enough. It was fascinating to see how the crowd changed as the evening progressed. The crowd go younger the later it got- not too surprising maybe, but I was certainly a little taken aback by the 10 year old girl who turned up for a family dinner at 11.30pm.
The Back Bay area of Boston is a planned out neighborhood that seems to retain its original charm, probably down to the uneven, brick sidewalks and the gas lamps. It was apparently built on reclaimed land from a landfill and takes some design cues from Napoleon III Paris! I have no idea if this is true, but it would explain the wider roads and tree lined “boulevards”. Again, I’ll add it to the list of places that need further exploration- if only for the shops, the restaurants, and the rows of townhouses.