Winging it in... Boston

I'm leaving this city. Maybe if I go, I can stop looking.

And so this is the last blog entry for Boston. School finishes this week, the packing up is done and I am pretty much ready for vacations, summer and new adventures. The last few days have been bitter sweet ones- fun and games mixed in with a hint of goodbye. So, this weekend has been less about new things and more about my favorite things (and a few necessities).

West Africa is, as people keep telling me, the place to be. It is going to be exciting and full of change and development. It is certainly going to be different and take a bit of time to adjust to. I’m looking forward to new adventures and challenges and wondering slightly how different my blog will be next time I sit down to write it.

I thought to finish off and round up I’d do a few Top Five Favorites:

So to start off I have top five places to visit:

1. Has to be- the thing that has kept me entertained for a whole year- The Freedom Trail and all the various landmarks and stories that go along with it.

2. Public Garden and Boston Common- possibly one of my favorite people watching places ever.

3. Harvard Square- a bit of Cambridge and always busy.

4. Fenway Park- had to make it onto the list, just because love it or loath, curse the traffic on a regular basis it has formed such a part of my life while I have been here.

5. Tough one and I thought about making this list six long- North End or Newbury Street. I love both for different reasons. In the end Newbury Street it is. Again, because I seem to spend an inordinate amount of time (and most of my paycheck) there, but also because I can move the North End into the next category…

Top five places to eat:

1. Has got to be, without any shadow of a doubt, the North End and Mike’s Pastries for desert. You cannot go wrong with Cannoli from Mike’s Pastries.

2. Quincy Market/ Faneuil Hall. Huge choice of food, everything you can possibly imagine in one place and I have never ended up with anything bad there.

3. For it’s fantastic views, location and atmosphere rather more than then food (which is still nice enough) Top of The Hub is always a good bet.

4. If you are in the mood for Brunch, but don’t want to walk far- Church. Food used to be better, but is always a good spot for catching up with friends.

5. Just on the list at Number 5- more for memories than flavor- Tasty Burger!

Top five day trips: (always special because of the people who shared them)

1. Cape Cod- Falmouth and brunch

2. Martha’s Vineyard and beaches

3. Plymouth Plantation/ Rock and brunch

4. Lexington and Concord- walk between the two, visit the houses…

5. Newport- RI. The Summer Cottages have to be seen to be believed.

Top five memories…

I have lots of great ones to choose from, but these make boring reading for everyone else, and I’ve never been much into sharing my important thoughts with others.

So, with Boston done, a fantastic weekend drawing to a close, friends, dinner and a movie on the horizon- all that remains is to ask for thoughts and suggestions on the next blog. Accra-opolis is the current thinking… comments below and better suggestions gratefully accepted.